title: An Unusual Reason for Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage: Wandering Spleen.
abstract: Wandering spleen is the displacement of the spleen due to the loss or weakening of the ligaments of the spleen and is seen very rarely with an incidence of less than 0.5 %. It can cause portal hypertension, but gastric variceal hemorrhage is a quite rare condition within the spectrum of this uncommon disease. We report a 22-year-old woman with wandering spleen presenting with life-threatening gastric variceal hemorrhage. Her diagnosis was made by computerized tomography. Endoscopic therapy was not adequate to stop the bleeding, and urgent splenectomy was performed. After surgery she has been well with no symptoms until now.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Köseoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Roni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naciye Şemnur
authors.initials: NŞ
authors.lastname: Büyükaşık
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canyiğit
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özer
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Solakoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Ebru
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Akın
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin Demirezer
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bolat
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Öykü Tayfur
authors.initials: ÖT
authors.lastname: Yürekli
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ersoy
keywords: Gastric variceal hemorrhage; Portal hypertension; Splenectomy; Wandering spleen