title: Internal herniation of wandering spleen--a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain.
abstract: A rare case of wandering spleen herniating through a defect in transverse mesocolon, which was managed electively by splenopexy using polyglycolic acid mesh is reported. An enlarged wandering spleen is at constant risk of trauma, torsion and infarction. Internal herniation seems to increase the above risks. Early recognition and elective splenopexy should be the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chibber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome