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[A wandering spleen]
M C Weijmer1, Y Hondebrink, R J Strack van Schijndel
1Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, afd. Intensive Care, Amsterdam.
A mobile asymptomatic abdominal mass was accidentally found in a 81-year-old man. Further studies revealed a wandering spleen. Wandering spleen is rare, the diagnosis can easily be made with ultrasonography. The patient presented was asymptomatic, but severe complications may occur. Congenital anomalies of ligaments, splenomegaly and pregnancy may be of aetiological importance. In young patients and in case of complaints splenopexia is the treatment of choice; the patient presented was treated conservatively.
A mobile asymptomatic abdominal mass was accidentally found in a 81-year-old man. Further studies revealed a wandering spleen. Wandering spleen is rare, the diagnosis can easily be made with ultrasonography. The patient presented was asymptomatic, but severe complications may occur. Congenital anomalies of ligaments, splenomegaly and pregnancy may be of aetiological importance. In young patients and in case of complaints splenopexia is the treatment of choice; the patient presented was treated conservatively.