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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;26(10):1053-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00383-010-2657-7.

Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus

Tadaharu Okazaki  1 , Rumi Ohata, Go Miyano, Geoffrey J Lane, Toshiaki Takahashi, Atsuyuki Yamataka
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus

Tadaharu Okazaki et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Wandering spleen is not a common condition in childhood and has been described only rarely in association with gastric volvulus. The authors report the successful management of wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus using laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy in a 4-year-old girl.

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