title: A torted wandering spleen: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A torted wandering spleen is a rare clinical occurrence with fewer than 500 cases reported and an incidence of less than 0.2%. It is brought about through laxity of the gastrosplenic and splenorenal ligaments; however, the precise aetiology remains unknown. It can prove to be a diagnostic challenge with high mortality if misdiagnosed.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 27-year-old woman of Arabic ethnicity, who complained of a short history of severe abdominal pain with the background of recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting. An abdominal computerized tomography scan revealed a torted wandering spleen. This required a splenectomy due to splenic infarction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report highlights the investigations and management necessary for a patient who presents with an ischaemic torted wandering spleen.
authors.affiliation: FY2 in Paediatric Surgery at John Radcliffe, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. aman123_87@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Gisella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013156:Splenectomy; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery