Wandering spleen with torsion of pedicle in a child presenting as an intermittently-appearing abdominal mass.
Wandering spleen with torsion of the splenic pedicle is a rare condition with vague clinical manifestations. If this diagnosis is under condiseration, it can be established by angiography or by splenic scan.
D000005:Abdomen; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality