title: Wandering spleen torsion causing acute abdominal pain in a child: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Wandering spleen is a rare occurrence where the spleen normal fixation to the abdominal wall is lost and thus allowed to change in position. We report a case of a child who presented with acute abdominal pain secondary to a wandering spleen complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle. The diagnosis was promptly made using computed tomography and managed with splenectomy.
authors.forename: Carlos I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Llorens Marina
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cedeño
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lugo-Vicente
authors.forename: Cristel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chapel
authors.forename: Glorimar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008022:Ligaments / Q000002:abnormalities; D013156:Splenectomy; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery