INTESTINAL-OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY SPLENIC VOLVULUS - REPORT OF A CASE

Torsion of a wandering spleen is rare, usually presenting as acute abd omen, and is commonly misdiagnosed. In special cases, ultrasonography, arteriography, and additional scintigraphy are extremely valuable in the preoperative diagnostic management. We herein present an unusual c ase of torsion of a wandering spleen in a 19-year-old female. The pres enting symptom was acute gastrointestinal obstruction due to pressure of the enlarged and ptotic spleen in the pelvis. The intestinal obstru ction with signs of peritonitis made a laparatomy with removal of the infarcted spleen imperative. After the operation, the patient made a c omplete recovery.