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Thirteen children initially suspected to have an intrathoracic or intraabdominal mass had malposition of the liver and/or spleen discovered by ultrasound. This group consisted of five children with diaphragmatic eventration or hernia and eight with wandering spleen or liver. Careful ultrasonographic examinations were diagnostic in all patients; seven had surgical confirmation. CT, MRI, nuclear scan and fluorescopic imaging were useful in select instances. The liver and spleen have a characteristic anatomic configuration and sonographic appearance that should enable them to be recognized, and pathological alterations appreciated, even when these organs are ectopic in location or malformed.
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Newman, B., Bowen, A. & Eggli, K.D. Recognition of malposition of the liver and spleen: CT, MRI, nuclear scan and fluoroscopic imaging. Pediatr Radiol 24, 274–279 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015456
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