2 UNUSUAL CASES OF WANDERING SPLEEN REQUIRING SPLENECTOMY

Authors
MELIKOGLU M COLAK T KAVASOGLU T
Citation
M. Melikoglu et al., 2 UNUSUAL CASES OF WANDERING SPLEEN REQUIRING SPLENECTOMY, European journal of pediatric surgery, 5(1), 1995, pp. 48-49
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09397248
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
48 - 49
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-7248(1995)5:1<48:2UCOWS>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The occurrence of wandering spleen is rarely referred to in the pediat ric surgical literature. We treated two unusual cases with this anomal y. The first case had an acute abdominal problem associated to a wande ring spleen and a diaphragmatic eventration. Splenectomy was performed because of splenic infarction. In the second case the wandering splee n was associated with gastric bleeding due to left-sided portal hypert ension, and splenectomy was inevitable.