Wandering spleen: a rare complication of sleeve gastrectomy.
gastrointestinal surgery
general surgery
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Dec 2019
05 Dec 2019
Historique:
entrez:
8
12
2019
pubmed:
8
12
2019
medline:
22
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The spleen is an intraperitoneal organ typically located in the left upper quadrant. Ectopic ('wandering') spleen refers to the displacement of the spleen from its normal anatomical location to another region in the abdominal cavity or pelvis. It's a relatively rare condition with no clear aetiology. We present, here, a case of a wandering spleen following sleeve gastrectomy in a 23-year-old female patient, whose spleen, prior to this event, was demonstrated by imaging in a normal anatomical position. A splenectomy was performed, and after an uneventful postoperative period, the patient was discharged. No similar case description was found in the relevant medical literature. Possible causes and decision-making process are discussed. We conclude that the wandering spleen phenomenon should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with abdominal pain and new abdominal mass following sleeve gastrectomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31811094
pii: 12/12/e232494
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232494
pmc: PMC6904170
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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