[The "wandering spleen" syndrome].
We describe a 26-year-old woman with thrombocytopenia discovered during gestation. On admission for evaluation of abdominal pain, torsion of an ectopic spleen was found. The spleen was removed and the thrombocytopenia resolved.
Ravid
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Surgery B Dept., Sourasky Medical Center.
Lev
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Makarin
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Klausner
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Umansky
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Kluger
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D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen; D013156:Splenectomy; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality