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Review
. 1993;378(3):171-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00184468.

Anomalies of the position of the spleen in the child. Case report and review of the literature from 1896 to 1990

P Lamesch  1 , A Lamesch
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Anomalies of the position of the spleen in the child. Case report and review of the literature from 1896 to 1990

P Lamesch et al. Langenbecks Arch Chir. 1993.

Abstract

We report on the case of a 6-year-old girl admitted as an emergency with an acute abdomen with the diagnosis of peritonitis; clinical examination under anesthesia revealed the presence of an abdomino-pelvic mass. Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of torsion of an ectopic spleen. Splenectomy was required because the spleen was gangrenous. A review of the literature from 1896 to 1990 revealed reports of 74 cases. Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, the diagnostic and therapeutic problems are discussed.

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