Torsion of wandering spleen as a rare reason for acute abdomen: A presentation of two cases.
Wandering spleen is a rare disease that is clinically characterized by torsion of the pedicle. The congenital absence of ligaments anchoring the spleen to the left sub-phrenic area or an acquired looseness is the major reason behind its mobilization. Unless splenic torsion occurs and acute abdominal clinical symptomatology develops, clinical diagnosis is highly challenging due to lack of symptoms. This study aims to share the information acquired from two encountered cases accompanied by the relevant literature.
Department of General Surgery, Ersin Arslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Özkan
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Yılmaz
Department of General Surgery, Ceyhan State Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Vedat
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Bayrak
Department of General Surgery, Bitlis State Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey.
Ertuğrul
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Daştan
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
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Kotan
Wandering spleen; acute abdomen; splenic torsion