title: Marfanoid hypermobility syndrome and skeletal abnormalities in a rare case of torsion of wandering spleen.
abstract: Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity characterized by splenic hypermobility resulting from laxity or maldevelopment of supporting splenic ligaments. Its major complication is splenic torsion, which is a potentially fatal surgical emergency. We present a rare case of wandering spleen with torsion and splenic infarction in a patient with marfanoid hypermobility syndrome and vertebral abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh-160012, India. sodhiks@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K L N
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Marwaha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*