title: Splenoptosis (wandering spleen).
abstract: Splenoptosis which is a congenital fusion anomaly of dorsal mesogastrium in children is a very rare entity. In the literature cases are usually diagnosed at operation and it is noted that in former years splenectomy had a special place among various methods of treatment. In this report, a 7-year-old case of splenoptosis diagnosed on ultrasonography and isotope scintigraphic methods preoperatively and treated by splenopexy is presented. In cases with splenoptosis the clinical and radiologic diagnostic criteria are given and the importance of splenopexy in treatment is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taneli
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ulman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Genç
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014782:Visceral Prolapse / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid