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Torsion of the spleen is rare, difficult to diagnose, and potentially life-threatening. The simultaneous occurrence of splenic torsion and the prune belly syndrome has been reported only twice in the literature. We report the clinical findings, treatment, and follow-up in a 9-year-old boy with typical features of the prune belly syndrome in whom surgical exploration of the abdomen revealed torsion and infarction of a wandering spleen. The methods used to diagnose and treat splenic torsion are discussed.
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Aliabadi, H., Foker, J. & Gonzalez, R. Splenic torsion and the prune belly syndrome. Pediatr Surg Int 2, 369–371 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175652
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