Laparoscopic splenopexy for pediatric wandering spleen

Wandering Spleen-Case Report.

“…This is advocated if the knowledge, equipment and technical know-how are available. Acute gastric hemorrhage secondary to wandering spleen has been reported by Angeras et al (30). In this case, a peduncular torsion resulted in impaired blood return via the splenic veins.…”

Unusual long term complications of a splenic cyst

“…In the congenital case there is abnormal development of the dorsal mesogastrium causing defective attachment of the dorsal mesentery. The acquired case is due to abdominal wall laxity or the hormonal effects of pregnancy, which explains why wandering spleen usually occurs in females between the ages of 20-40 years of age (9,10). Rarely a wandering spleen may be due to an associate mass (11)(12)(13) as in the case we have described.…”

A wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly

“…8 In the absence of infarction, thrombosis and hypersplenism, in patients presenting with an acute abdomen, detorsion and splenopexy is a recognized surgical option. 9 In summary, we present a rare occurrence of pelvic spleen on ultrasonography. Awareness of this rare anomaly and the diagnostic utility of ultrasonography may be helpful for guiding both doctors and imaging scientists in the assessment of patients with similar clinical and sonographic presentations.…”