Torsion of wandering spleen as a rare reason for acute abdomen: A presentation of two cases
Özkan Yılmaz1, Vedat Bayrak2, Ertuğrul Daştan3, Çetin Kotan4
1Department of General Surgery, Ersin Arslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
2Department of General Surgery, Ceyhan State Hospital, Adana, Turkey
3Department of General Surgery, Bitlis State Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey
4Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey
Abstract
Wandering spleen is a rare disease that is clinically characterized by torsion of the pedicle. The congenital absence of ligaments anchoring the spleen to the left sub-phrenic area or an acquired looseness is the major reason behind its mobilization. Unless splenic torsion occurs and acute abdominal clinical symptomatology develops, clinical diagnosis is highly challenging due to lack of symptoms. This study aims to share the information acquired from two encountered cases accompanied by the relevant literature.
Keywords: Wandering spleen, acute abdomen, splenic torsion
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - Ö.Y., V.B.; Design - Ö.Y.; Supervision - Ç.K., E.D.; Funding - Ö.Y., V.B.; Materials - Ç.K., E.D., Ö.Y.; Data Collection and/or Processing - Ö.Y., E.D., Ç.K.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - V.B., Ç.K., E.D.; Literature Review - Ö.Y., V.B.; Writer - Ö.Y., V.B., E.D.; Critical Review - Ç.K., E.D.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.