title: Wandering spleen with a ten-time twisted vascular pedicle.
abstract: Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children, usually diagnosed with color-Doppler ultrasonography and enhanced computed tomography. We report a pediatric case of torsion of wandering spleen.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgery Unit, Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology Department, University of Verona, Verona. giacomelloluca@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peretti
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariotto
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scirè
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pani
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zambaldo
authors.forename: Sanzio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Francesco Saverio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Camoglio
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giacomello
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology