title: Wandering spleen with volvulus of pancreas.
abstract: Abnormal location of the spleen, which is called wandering spleen, results from laxity or absence of the splenic pedicle. In the presence of an elongated splenic pedicle, torsion of the spleen or neighboring organs may occur, which results in acute or chronic abdominal pain. In this case report, we present imaging findings of a wandering spleen that manifested with volvulus of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hacettepe, Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Devrim
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Karaosmanoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hacettepe, Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. ruhionur@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ruhi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Onur
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hacettepe, Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Musturay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karcaaltıncaba
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology*; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Computed tomography; Pancreas volvulus; Torsion; Ultrasonography; Wandering spleen