Wandering spleen is a rare entity with the incidance of %0.2 (1), Here in we presented a 30-year-old woman with wandering spleen that leads to splenic volvulus and congestion with splenic venous thrombus and portal venous thrombus.

The 'wandering spleen' is a rare condition due to extreme laxity or absence of ligaments that fix the organ in its normal anatomical position within the left upper quadrant. Without early surgical intervention, wandering spleen can lead to torsion and subsequent splenic infarction or rupture. Clinical suspicion plus urgent investigation and intervention are important, so as to salvage the splee...

Absent or abnormal laxity of splenic ligaments may give rise to a rare condition called wandering spleen. This can be difficult diagnose due its non-specific symptoms and clinical findings which are often missed the patient presents late with life-threatening complication.

Introduction: Wandering spleen is a rare condition, caused by elongation or maldevelopment of splenic ligaments resulting in splenic hypermobility. Very few cases, if any, have been documented in the elderly population. Herein, we report a case of wandering spleen with pancreatic volvulus and colonic obstruction in an 87­year­old female. Case Report: The patient presented with recurrent abdomin...

BACKGROUND Wandering spleen is a rare condition which if uncorrected, can result in torsion and infarction. Clinical presentation of a wandering spleen can vary from asymptomatic abdominal mass to acute abdominal pain. Radiological investigations play a pivotal role in diagnosis as the clinical diagnosis is usually impossible. CASE REPORT We present a case of wandering spleen with torsion and...

Wandering spleen is a rare condition that commonly presents with splenic infarction secondary to torsion. Splenectomy was previously advocated as the treatment of choice, though recent reports suggest that the organ may be distorted, and splenopexy performed. This paper documents how the latter procedure may be done using adherent omentum.

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City Branch of Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, and Department of Surgery, Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, Taipei. Received: 1 March 2002. Revised: 3 April 2002. Accepted: 4 June 2002. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr. Kuo-Chun Chan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City Branch of Taipei Hospital, Department of Health, 40 Jengjou Roa...

Wandering spleen is an unusual surgical condition that is generally asymptomatic, but the long and mobile vascular pedicle of the spleen predisposes it to torsion. Various imaging modalities can be used to diagnose a wandering spleen. We present the case of a 23 year-old female patient with abdominal pain, in whom torsion of the spleen was diagnosed preoperatively, using color Doppler sonograph...