Conservative treatment of splenic infarction and intestinal obstruction caused by a wandering spleen.
The underdevelopment or absence of the splenic suspensary ligaments can lead to an uncommon condition termed the wandering spleen. It is usually asymptomatic but can present with an acute abdomen when associated with torsion. Most authors advocate surgical treatment. Herein, we report a case of torsion with infarction of the spleen and intestinal obstruction in a 36-year-old female patient which was successfully managed conservatively.
Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
Splenic infarction; intestinal obstruction; wandering spleen