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Wandering spleen causing gastric outlet obstruction and pancreatitis

Pediatric Radiology (impact factor: 1.67). 04/2012; 40:89-91. DOI:10.1007/s00247-010-1756-x pp.89-91

ABSTRACT Excessive splenic mobility (i.e. wandering spleen) is a rare condition caused by laxity or deficiency of all the spleen’s
normal ligamentous attachments in the left hypochondrium. In the pediatric population, a wandering spleen may present as an
incidental finding, an abdominal mass or torsion of the vascular pedicle causing venous congestion and acute abdominal pain,
and eventually infarction. We present an unusual case of wandering spleen causing pancreatitis and gastric outlet obstruction
via direct external compression.

KeywordsWandering spleen–Gastric outlet obstruction–Pancreatitis–Pediatric

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Keywords

abdominal mass
 
acute abdominal pain
 
direct external compression
 
Excessive splenic mobility
 
gastric outlet obstruction
 
infarction
 
KeywordsWandering spleen–Gastric outlet obstruction–Pancreatitis–Pediatric
 
pediatric population
 
spleen
 
unusual case
 
vascular pedicle
 
wandering spleen
 

Ramon Sanchez