Torsion of a wandering spleen: CT appearance
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- DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198412000-00036
Torsion of a wandering spleen: CT appearance
Abstract
A case of wandering spleen with torsion of the splenic vascular pedicle and pancreatic tail is presented. The entity was diagnosed and evaluated preoperatively with various imaging modalities (ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and CT) as well as visceral angiography.
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