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Radiologic diagnosis of wandering spleen complicated by splenic volvulus and infarction

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Wandering spleen is a rare condition caused by malattachment of the dorsal mesogastrium. This condition is prone to torsion of the splenic pedicle leading to splenomegaly, hypersplenism, and infarction. Preoperative diagnosis can be suggested radiologically. A case of wandering spleen is reported and its embryologic, clinical, and radiographie features are discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Hospitals, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Box 292 Mayo Memorial Building, 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Erich Salomonowitz, Mathis P. Frick M.D. & Gunnar Lund

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Salomonowitz, E., Frick, M.P. & Lund, G. Radiologic diagnosis of wandering spleen complicated by splenic volvulus and infarction. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 57–59 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887802

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