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A case of wandering spleen causing urinary symptoms after correction of a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia

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A 12-year-old girl who had had an operation for a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia was admitted to the hospital because of enuresis. Physical examination and radiologic studies revealed the spleen behind the urinary bladder, left-sided hydronephrosis, and a high volume of residual urine. The hydronephrosis and residual urine resolved immediately following splenectomy.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Haluk Emir, Ebru Yeşildağ, Yunus Söylet & Osman F. Şenyüz

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Yüksel Yeker

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  1. Haluk Emir
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Accepted: 15 September 1999

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Emir, H., Yeşildağ, E., Yeker, Y. et al. A case of wandering spleen causing urinary symptoms after correction of a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Surg Int 16, 602–603 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000353

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