• Title of article

    Wandering Spleen with Venous Aneurysm as the Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Thrombocytopenia

  • Author/Authors

    Mahmodlou, Rahim urmia university of medical sciences - Emam Khomeini Hospital - Department of surgery, اروميه, ايران

  • From page
    43
  • To page
    45
  • Abstract
    Wandering spleen is an extremely rare condition with a reported incidence of 0.2% of splenectomies and is characterized by excessive motility and displacement of the spleen from its normal site.1 Because of excessive motility and absence of normal fixation, complications are common. Thrombocytopenia and venous aneurysm are very rare.1,2 Diagnosis is made by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) scan.1,3 We report a case of wandering spleen who presented with abdominal pain and thrombocytopenia.
  • Keywords
    Wandering spleen , Torsion , Venous aneurysm
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer (IJBC)
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer (IJBC)
  • Record number

    2549529