Clinical presentation of wandering spleen
| Autor: | Michael Zer, Edgar Gelber, Gadi Horev, Elena Dlugy, Enrique Freud, Ran Steinberg, Boaz Karmazyn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy Spleen Asymptomatic medicine Humans Child Splenic Diseases Ligaments business.industry General Medicine Splenopexy medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Wandering spleen Presentation (obstetrics) medicine.symptom business Splenic necrosis Pediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric surgery. 37(10) |
| ISSN: | 1531-5037 |
| Popis: | Background: Wandering spleen (WS) is an uncommon condition with a variety of clinical presentations. Methods: The medical files of 5 children who underwent operation for WS in the authors' department during the period 1996 through 2000 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Splenic salvage procedures (retroperitoneal splenopexy) were performed in 4 patients. One patient underwent splenectomy because of splenic necrosis. Conclusions: Early diagnosis and surgical treatment is mandatory to prevent complications. Every effort should be made to preserve the spleen, especially among the pediatric population, and splenopexy is the procedure of choice even in the asymptomatic patient. J Pediatr Surg 37:E30. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved. |
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