title: Torsion of an accessory spleen in an elderly patient.
abstract: Torsion of an accessory spleen is recognized as a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in childhood. A case is reported which, however, is unusual in that it occurred in a patient of 75, who had had no previous symptoms which might have suggested the presence of an accessory spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Battle Hospital, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Hems
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bellringer
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality