wandering spleen/chronic pain

Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of one or all spleen ligaments that fixate the spleen in the left upper quadrant. Many different terms refer to wandering spleen like dislocated spleen, ectopic spleen and displaced spleen. We report in this case a

Wandering spleen is a clinical entity which rarely affects children and adolescents. This condition can be asymptomatic or responsible of chronic pain, but it appears as a surgical emergency when an acute twisting occurs. The risk of post-splenectomy sepsis in the pediatric population suggests a

The torsion of spleen on its vascular shank represents an uncommon problem, responsible of acute and chronic pain. The mobile spleen is fixed only through hilus vessels the gastrosplenic ligament. The incidence is unknow, greater in the male with an M:F ratio 6.1 in the first ten years of life, even