title: [Torsion of wandering spleen. An unusual case of abdominal pain].
abstract: Wandering spleen is uncommon and of difficult diagnosis. New Imaging Modalities (Eco; TC), can suggest or confirm the preoperative diagnosis of wandering spleen, permitting conservative surgery, mainly in children. We report two cases of wandering spleen. The first one, with acute surgical abdomen and tumor on left iliac fossa, operated as an ovarian cyst torsion: the laparotomy showed a necrotic spleen in pelvis. The second case presented as intestinal sub-occlusion with recurrent abdominal pain, and a left iliac fossa movable tumor. It was diagnosed by eco and radionuclides before laparotomy. Even diagnosed in different ways, the surgical treatment was the same.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital Distrital do Barreiro.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Risques
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrido
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Torção de baço flutuante. Uma situação rara de dor abdominal.