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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;20(2):153-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00383-003-1110-6. Epub 2004 Jan 30.

Acute torsion of the spleen: diagnosis and management

José L Vázquez  1 , Margarita Montero, Florentino Díaz, Rosa Muguerza, Cristina Páramo, Alberto Rodríguez-Costa
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Acute torsion of the spleen: diagnosis and management

José L Vázquez et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

We present a 2-year-old girl with a 24-hour history of abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. The diagnosis of acute splenic torsion was made by means of color and power Doppler ultrasound. Management of this rare surgical emergency is discussed.

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