Abstract
One patient with a wandering spleen and another with polysplenia syndrome are presented. Both patients suffered from abdominal pain due to partial torsion of the splenic pedicles. Splenopexy rather than splenectomy is the treatment of choice in these patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 130-133 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Surgery International |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Polysplenia syndrome
- Splenopexy
- Wandering spleen