Ultrasonic diagnosis of torsion of the wandering spleen
β Scribed by Atsushi Masamune; Tsuyoshi Okano; Kenzo Satake; Takayoshi Toyota
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 358 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Wandering spleen refers to the condition in which a long pedicle allows the spleen to migrate from its normal position in the left upper quadrant. The anomaly is rare, especially in children.' .2
## Purpose: To summarize our experience with sonographic diagnosis of wandering spleen in children and assess for the typical sonographic findings of wandering spleen, complications, and possible diagnostic pitfalls. ## Methods: We identified all pediatric patients from 1998-2003 with a surgicall
FIGURE 3. The normal-sized spleen is seen anterolateral to the left kidney and is projecting inferior t o it, suggesting a change in its axis. Echo-poor area (E) i n the splenic parenchyma indicates infarction. (LK, left kidney; M, psoas muscle).