title: The Great Pretender: Pediatric Wandering Spleen: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Wandering spleen is a rare condition, typically not only due to embryological defects of the splenic ligaments, but also secondary to trauma and splenomegaly. The most common presentation is acute abdomen with a mobile abdominal mass or recurrent abdominal pain. However, the spleen may be temporary in its normal position, and patients could be asymptomatic. A familiarity, if present, strengthens the diagnostic suspect.Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography are the examination of choice, and the management is surgical.
authors.affiliation: From the Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Radillo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taddio
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghirardo
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bramuzzo
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pederiva
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maschio
authors.forename: Egidio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barbi
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013163:Splenomegaly; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery