Traumatic rupture of a wandering spleen in a child: case report and literature review.
A case of traumatic rupture of a wandering spleen in a 5-year-old girl is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such injury in a child. The splenic injury was managed nonoperatively. The etiology and management of wandering spleen is discussed.
Horwitz
J R
JR
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030, USA.
Black
C T
CT
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed