title: Sonographic diagnosis of a subclinical wandering spleen: role of the decubitus position.
abstract: A wandering spleen is a rare condition. It is usually diagnosed when abdominal pain develops secondary to splenic torsion. Although splenic hypermobility is the pathognomonic feature of a wandering spleen, it is rarely revealed by imaging in the subclinical stage. We report 3 patients with a subclinical wandering spleen who had incidental sonographic findings of splenomegaly. Gray scale and color Doppler sonography in the right decubitus position can easily show the migratory nature and perfusion status of a wandering spleen in real time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical UniversityHospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jhih-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da-Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Shu-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Gwo-Shen
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-Hsun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Ching-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yeu-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tyan
authors.forename: Teng-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tsao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning; D014463:Ultrasonography; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery