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Two different patients. 2 year old. History withheld.


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Answer to Case of the Week: Aug 26-Sep 2, 2010
15 year old with abdominal pain.



 
Wandering spleen with decreased attenuation and twisted splenic pedicle.
Diagnosis: Wandering Spleen with Torsion

At the time of surgery, detorsion was done and splenopexy with mesh was done.( See the intra op pictures)

 

The wandering spleen has absent gastrosplenic,lienorenal, and pherenicocolic ligaments.

 

Gastrosplenic ligament- attach the spleen to the greater curvature of the stomach.

Lienorenal ligaments-attach spleen to the posterior abdominal wall.

Phrenicocolic ligaments support the spleen inferiorly.

  
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