title: Wandering Spleen: Whirlpool Appearance in Color Doppler Ultrasonography. A Case Report.
abstract: Wandering spleen is an unusual surgical condition that is generally asymptomatic, but the long and mobile vascular pedicle of the spleen predisposes it to torsion. Various imaging modalities can be used to diagnose a wandering spleen. We present the case of a 23 year-old female patient with abdominal pain, in whom torsion of the spleen was diagnosed preoperatively, using color Doppler sonography, as a whirlpool appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Post Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghasemi-Rad