title: Laparoscopic splenopexy of a wandering spleen.
abstract: A laparoscopic technique for splenopexy of a wandering spleen using an absorbable mesh in an adult woman is described for the first time. This patient was referred to surgery because of recurrent biliary colic secondary to cholecystolithiasis. The wandering spleen had been diagnosed at least 4 years earlier, but a conservative approach had been adopted for a symptomless patient. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed concomitantly with splenopexy. Laparoscopic splenopexy seems a feasible and safe procedure, especially when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bickel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eitan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*