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Case Reports
. 1993;23(6):476-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02012458.

Torsion of wandering spleen: the whorled appearance of the splenic pedicle on CT

L E Swischuk  1 , J B Williams, S D John
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Case Reports

Torsion of wandering spleen: the whorled appearance of the splenic pedicle on CT

L E Swischuk et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1993.

Abstract

Congenital deficiency or acquired laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen may result in extreme splenic mobility. This rare condition, which is termed wandering or ectopic spleen predisposes the elongated splenic pedicle to torsion. We present a case of splenic torsion with a new CT finding consisting of a whorled appearance of the splenic pedicle. To our knowledge this finding has not been described before.

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