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Splenic torsion mistaken for an ovarian cyst: a case report
BackgroundWandering spleen (or ectopic spleen) refers to a hyper-mobile spleen resulting in its displacement from the normal anatomical position to...
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Diagnosis and treatment of splenic torsion in children: preoperative thrombocytosis predicts splenic infarction
BackgroundPediatric splenic torsion is a rare entity, and the most common cause is wandering spleen. This study aimed to summarize our clinical...
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Revitalize splenic functions. Following a splenectomy for trauma, a small amount of splenic autotransplantation was performed
IntroductionThe spleen is a responsible significant part of the immune system; after Splenectomy following trauma, the immune system changes; splenic...
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Omentum Rotational Flap for Spleen Autotransplantation in Splenic Trauma — Experimental Study
Intra-omental splenic autotransplantation is the only method described so far to preserve spleen function after splenectomy; however, it is...
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Rare case of an acute liver torsion
Torsion of an abdominal organ often leads to an acute abdomen requiring emergency surgery. This report describes the rare case of an acute liver...
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Splenic infarction after Epstein–Barr virus infection in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis: a case report and literature review
BackgroundHereditary spherocytosis (HS) complicated by splenic infarction is very rare, and it is even rarer to develop splenic infarction after...
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Ex Situ In Vivo Technique of Spleen-Preserving Splenic Hilar Lymph Node Dissection in Operable Proximal Gastric Adenocarcinoma
D2 gastrectomy is the globally accepted standard surgical procedure for operable gastric cancer, and lymph node (LN) dissection is considered as the...
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Torsion of the wandering spleen as an abdominal emergency: a case report
BackgroundWandering spleen is a rare clinical entity with a less than 0.2% reporting incidence rate. In this case, the spleen is present abnormally...
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Splenic injury following endoscopic drainage of a large pancreatic pseudocyst: a case report
BackgroundMany pancreatic pseudocysts spontaneously resolve, but larger or symptomatic pseudocysts may require procedural management. Though...
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Torsion of wandering spleen: radiological findings
Wandering spleen (or ectopic spleen) is a rare anomaly resulting from hyperlaxity or even absence of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its...
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Laparoscopic splenectomy for polysplenia with splenic torsion: a case report
BackgroundPolysplenia refers to the presence of two or more equal-sized spleens. Very rarely, one of the multiple spleens may develop torsion and...
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Volvulus of the stomach and wandering spleen after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: unexpected manifestations in a neonate
BackgroundCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is sometimes associated with complications involving herniation of intrathoracic organs, which...
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Endoscopic full-thickness resection of gastric ectopic splenic nodules
BackgroundEctopic spleen is extremely rare. Most cases are congenital, acquired ectopic spleen may be a consequence of surgery or trauma to the...
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Wandering spleen presenting in the form of right sided pelvic mass and pain in a patient with AD-PCKD: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundWandering spleen is a rare clinical entity in which the spleen is hypermobile and migrate from its normal left hypochondriac position to...
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Single segment of spleen autotransplantation, after splenectomy for trauma, can restore splenic functions
BackgroundSplenectomy is sometimes necessary after abdominal trauma, but splenectomized patients are at risk of sepsis due to impaired immunological...
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Wandering liver, spleen, and kidney: what the radiologist needs to know
The wandering spleen, wandering liver, and wandering kidney are rare diagnoses that can be asymptomatic or are associated with nonspecific symptoms,...
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Splenogonadal fusion- a great clinical masquerader: a case report and review of literature
BackgroundSplenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare developmental choristoma in which ectopic splenic tissue is aberrantly attached to the gonads, mostly...
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Left-sided omental infarction without torsion: report of a case with radiologic-pathologic correlation
BackgroundOmental infarction is a rare disease that affects the entire omentum or a segment of the greater omentum. It presents as acute abdominal...
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The likely association between wandering spleen and absent left kidney
Wandering spleen is a cause of acute surgical abdomen with serious consequences. It arises from an absence or weakness of the supporting suspensory...
