title: [Torsion of an ectopic spleen as a cause of acute abdomen].
abstract: A case of torsion of an ectopic spleen is presented. Diagnosis was obtained by echography, CAT and arteriography. We review the cases reported in literature and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic problems raised by this rare condition as the cause of acute abdomen as well as for the differential diagnosis of abdominal masses.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marchena Gómez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez Guerra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catalá Deniz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: San José Bouillón
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández Romero
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Torsión de bazo errante como causa de abdomen agudo.