title: Torsion of a wandering accessory spleen: CT findings.
abstract: Torsion of an accessory spleen is a rare entity that can have a variable clinical presentation. We report the computed tomographic (CT) findings of an acute torsion of an accessory spleen in a 13-year-old girl. CT disclosed a hypodense mesenteric mass with peripheral inflammatory changes.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Civtat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valls
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monés
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gumà
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Calonge
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging