Abstract
An unusual case of neonatal bowel obstruction is presented. The patient had bilious vomiting and a tender left abdominal mass, which at operation proved to be an avulsed spleen adherent to the small bowel mesentery, with no signs of significant haemorrhage. Theories of events that led to this rare occurrence are discussed.
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Gosselin, B., Chou, S. Wandering spleen producing small-bowel obstruction in a neonate. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 583–584 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179689
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179689