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Torsion of the wandering spleen: CT and angiographic appearance
T Fujiwara1, Y Takehara, H Isoda
1Department of Radiology, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Objective:
To seek CT and angiographic appearances that characterize torsion of the wandering spleen.
Materials And Methods:
The CT and angiographic findings of two cases of preoperatively diagnosed torsion of the wandering spleen were reviewed, and the findings were closely compared with intraoperative and histopathological findings.
Results:
Characteristic CT appearance seemed to be a whirled appearance formed at the medial side of the displaced spleen. The angiographic finding that was characteristic of the disease was a tapered and abruptly twisted distal splenic artery.
Conclusion:
These findings were useful in making the early and correct diagnosis of this rare but fulminant condition.