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Torsion of Enlarged Wandering Spleen in Child with Gaucher's Disease

ملخص البحث
Background
 

Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by malposition of spleen due to laxity or absence of supporting ligaments. Gaucher disease is high risk factor for torsion and trauma of migrant spleen.

Case presentation
 

Six-year's old male patient presented to our institution for emergency treatment with acute abdomen, hemodynamic instability with palpable tender mass in the abdomen, the diagnosis was settled as twisted WS and splenectomy was done.

Conclusion
 

clinical diagnosis of wandering spleen torsion is rare particularly in the pediatric age-group makes it an enigma for the surgical world.

مؤلف البحث
Hassan Harby
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
The International Annals of Medicine
مؤلف البحث
صفحات البحث
4
سنة البحث
2017