TY - JOUR
T1 - Wandering spleen with volvulus of pancreas
AU - Karaosmanoglu, Ali Devrim
AU - Onur, Mehmet Ruhi
AU - Karcaaltıncaba, Musturay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine.
PY - 2015/7/21
Y1 - 2015/7/21
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Pancreas volvulus
KW - Torsion
KW - Ultrasonography
KW - Wandering spleen
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U2 - 10.1007/s10396-015-0622-8
DO - 10.1007/s10396-015-0622-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 26576796
AN - SCOPUS:84937250522
SN - 1346-4523
VL - 42
SP - 413
EP - 416
JO - Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
JF - Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
IS - 3
ER -