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January 1976, Vol 130, No. 1 >
Article | January 1976

Torsion of a Visceroptosed Spleen FREE

Ashok Shende, MB, BS; Philip Lanzkowsky, MD, FRCP, DCH; Jerrold Becker, MD; Grace Rabadam, MD; J.S. Magidson, MD
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Received for publication Nov 4, 1974; accepted Feb 24, 1975.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (Dr Lanzkowsky).


Am J Dis Child. 1976;130(1):88-91. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120020090019.
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• Torsion of the pedicle of a visceroptosed spleen, a rare condition, was diagnosed preoperatively in a 4-year-old girl, with the aid of history, physical examination, blood smear findings, splenic scans with technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid, and selective angiography. A splenectomy was performed, and the child made an uneventful recovery. This case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to torsion of the spleen.

(Am J Dis Child 130:88-91, 1976)

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References

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Snell RS: Clinical Embryology for Medical Students . Boston, Little Brown & Co, 1972;, p 210.
2 +
Dowidar ML:  Wandering spleen: Report of a case complicated by a traumatic cyst . Ann Surg 129:408-414, 1949;.
3 +
Courbil LJ, Bouzou J:  Deux cas de torsion pediculaire de rate ectopique . Bull Soc Med Afr Noire Lguè Fr 15( (No. 3) ):381-383, 1970;.
4 +
Abell I:  Wandering spleen with torsion of the pedicle . Ann Surg 98:722-735, 1933;.
5 +
Bettex M:  A case of acute torsion of the spleen in a 6-month-old infant . Ann Chir Infant 6:149-152, 1965;.
6 +
Eraklis AJ, Filler RM:  Splenectomy in childhood: A review of 1,413 cases . J Pediatr Surg 7:382-388, 1972;.
7 +
Sutton JE:  Wandering spleen with torsion of its pedicle . Ann Surg 82:239-245, 1925;.
8 +
DeBartolo HM Jr, Van Heerden JA, Lynn HB, et al:  Torsion of the spleen: A case report . Mayo Clin Proc 48:783-786, 1973;.
9 +
Southam AH:  A note on splenectomy for torsion of the spleen in a child . Lancet 1:642, 1921;.
10 +
Weinreb NJ, Bauer J, Dikman S, et al:  Torsion of the spleen as a rare cause of hypersplenism . JAMA 230:1015-1016, 1974;.
11 +
Bessis M, Weed RI, Leblond PF: Red Cell Shape: Physiology, Pathology, Ultrastructure . New York, Springer-Verlag, 1973;, p 31.
12 +
Smith CH, Khakoo Y:  Burr cells: Classification and effect of splenectomy . J Pediatr 76:99-104, 1970;.

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