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Case Reports
. 2000 Oct;35(10):1508-10.
doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.16427.

Intrauterine torsion of a wandering spleen presenting as an abdominal cystic swelling

A Nawaz  1 , A Jacobsz, H Matta, G Al-Khouder, F Ansari, A H Al-Salem
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Case Reports

Intrauterine torsion of a wandering spleen presenting as an abdominal cystic swelling

A Nawaz et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition that presents commonly with splenic infarction secondary to torsion. Intrauterine torsion of a wandering spleen, however, is extremely rare. An unusual case of intrauterine torsion of a wandering spleen presenting as an abdominal mass is reported.

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