title: Wandering spleen.
abstract: Congenital malformations of the spleen are rare. We report 3 cases of wandering spleen presented as abdominal or pelvi-abdominal mass. Two patients were suffering from chronic lower abdominal pain with thrombosed splenic pedicle and the third patient had an acute abdomen. All patients underwent splenectomies. Abdominal ultrasound, computerized tomography, Doppler ultrasound, and radioisotope studies were used to confirm the diagnosis. The clinical, diagnostic and treatment modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. falmashat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Faisal M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Al-Mashat
authors.forename: Abdulrahman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sibiany
authors.forename: Abdulraouf A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Maimani
authors.forename: Fayad K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Alem
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013154:Spleen; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler