Torsion of a Visceroptosed Spleen
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 130 (1) , 88-91
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120020090019
Abstract
• Torsion of the pedicle of a visceroptosed spleen, a rare condition, was diagnosed preoperatively in a 4-year-old girl, with the aid of history, physical examination, blood smear findings, splenic scans with technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid, and selective angiography. A splenectomy was performed, and the child made an uneventful recovery. This case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to torsion of the spleen. (Am J Dis Child 130:88-91, 1976)This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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