Torsion of a wandering spleen in an adolescent with Gaucher disease

A wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the malposition of the spleen due to laxity or absence of its supporting ligaments. Although Gaucher disease generally presents with massive splenomegaly, which one of the predisposing causes of a wandering spleen, literature shows only one rep...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Turkish journal of gastroenterology 2017-07, Vol.28 (4), p.303-306
Hauptverfasser: Güngör, Şükrü, Öztürk, Mehmet, Varol, Fatma İlknur, Sığırcı, Ahmet, Selimoğlu, Mukadder Ayşe
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Zusammenfassung:A wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the malposition of the spleen due to laxity or absence of its supporting ligaments. Although Gaucher disease generally presents with massive splenomegaly, which one of the predisposing causes of a wandering spleen, literature shows only one report of a wandering spleen in a child with Gaucher disease. In this case presentation, a 13-year-oldadolescent with Gaucher disease on enzyme replacement treatment was presented, who was detected having an abdominal mass on a routine visit and diagnosed with partial torsion of a wandering spleen associated with left lobe hypoplasia of the liver.
ISSN:1300-4948
2148-5607
DOI:10.5152/tjg.2017.17035