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Wandering spleen and gastric volvulus

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Gastric volvulus and wandering spleen are related to anomalies in the intraperitoneal visceral attachments. When encountered during infancy, they have a congenital origin with acquired predisposing factors. Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity with a diverse form of presentation. To our knowledge, gastric volvulus associated with wandering spleen has not been reported previously in literature.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Carlos Haya General Hospital, C/Manrique 20-1-C, 29013, Malaga, Spain

    J. A. Garcia, M. Garcia-Fernandez, A. Romance & J. C. Sanchez

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Garcia, J.A., Garcia-Fernandez, M., Romance, A. et al. Wandering spleen and gastric volvulus. Pediatr Radiol 24, 535–536 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015024

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