title: Wandering spleen in an adult man associated with the horseshoe kidney.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A wandering spleen occurs when there is a laxity of the ligaments that fix the spleen in its normal anatomical position.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case report of a wandering spleen with horseshoe kidney in a 29-year-old male admitted with acute lower abdominal pain and vomiting to emergency department of Shariati hospital in Isfahan province. Sonographic examination showed a homogeneous 21 × 15 × 8 cm mass in the lower part of the abdomen and pelvis associated with a horseshoe kidney. Laparotomy confirmed the clinical and ultrasound findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association of horseshoe kidney with a wandering spleen in this case may be due to an embryological anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Najafabad Azad University, Najafabad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Memari
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikzad
authors.affiliation: Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nikzad
authors.affiliation: Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Aliakbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taherian
keywords: Adult; Horseshoe Kidney; Splenectomy; Wandering Spleen