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Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen

We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identi...

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Main Authors: Ho Hui Lian, Firdaus Hayati, Aishath Azna Ali, Nornazirah Azizan, Mohd Firdaus Che An, Muhammad Aznan Suhail, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
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Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Via Medica 2018
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RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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spelling my.ums.eprints.224042019-07-04T00:30:59Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22404/ Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen Ho Hui Lian Firdaus Hayati Aishath Azna Ali Nornazirah Azizan Mohd Firdaus Che An Muhammad Aznan Suhail Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria RG Gynecology and obstetrics We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402). Wydawnictwo Via Medica 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22404/1/Wandering%20spleen.pdf Ho Hui Lian and Firdaus Hayati and Aishath Azna Ali and Nornazirah Azizan and Mohd Firdaus Che An and Muhammad Aznan Suhail and Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria (2018) Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen. Folia Morphologica, 77 (2). 400-402.. ISSN 0015-5659 DOI: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0097
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topic RG Gynecology and obstetrics
spellingShingle RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Ho Hui Lian
Firdaus Hayati
Aishath Azna Ali
Nornazirah Azizan
Mohd Firdaus Che An
Muhammad Aznan Suhail
Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
description We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402).
format Article
author Ho Hui Lian
Firdaus Hayati
Aishath Azna Ali
Nornazirah Azizan
Mohd Firdaus Che An
Muhammad Aznan Suhail
Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
author_facet Ho Hui Lian
Firdaus Hayati
Aishath Azna Ali
Nornazirah Azizan
Mohd Firdaus Che An
Muhammad Aznan Suhail
Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
author_sort Ho Hui Lian
title Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
title_short Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
title_full Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
title_fullStr Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
title_full_unstemmed Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
title_sort wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
publisher Wydawnictwo Via Medica
publishDate 2018
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22404/1/Wandering%20spleen.pdf
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