title: Torsion of a visceroptosed spleen.
abstract: Torsion of the pedicle of a visceroptosed spleen, a rare condition, was diagnosed preoperatively in a 4-year-old girl, with the aid of history, physical examination, blood smear findings, splenic scans with technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid, and selective angiography. A splenectomy was performed, and the child made an uneventful recovery. This case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to torsion of the spleen.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014782:Visceral Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery