title: Portal venous thrombosis developing after torsion of a wandering spleen.
abstract: Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare disease. The symptoms and signs of this condition are only present when the splenic pedicle torts. The etiological factors are the congenital absence of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal anatomic position, or the relaxation of these ligaments resulting from conditions like trauma and abdominal surgery. We aimed to present a rare case with torsion of wandering spleen that consequently developed thrombosis of portal vein and its branches, taking into consideration the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, YüzüncüYıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ö
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, YüzüncüYıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kiziltan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, YüzüncüYıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Almali
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, YüzüncüYıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011169:Portal Vein; D013156:Splenectomy; D013162:Splenic Vein; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery