The wandering spleen in infancy and childhood.
The wandering spleen is an unusual entity, which has been described rarely in infants and children. Although patients may be asymptomatic, some may present with torsion of the spleen with associated vovulus and vascular infarcation. Two asymptomatic patients with wandering spleen are described. Radiographic signs and isotopic scan findings of wandering spleen are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality