Dynamic MRI in the diagnosis and post surgical evaluation of wandering spleen

Wandering spleen is a rare but potentially clinically significant entity, and may be a cause for a patient presenting with acute abdomen. Because wandering spleen may present with non-specific symptoms and presentation, it can be a difficult diagnosis to make clinically. This paper describes a case...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of radiology case reports 2014-10, Vol.8 (10), p.15-22
Hauptverfasser: Clark, James K, Gorman, John, Lee, Mike H, Barbick, Brian C, Marks, Robert M
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Zusammenfassung:Wandering spleen is a rare but potentially clinically significant entity, and may be a cause for a patient presenting with acute abdomen. Because wandering spleen may present with non-specific symptoms and presentation, it can be a difficult diagnosis to make clinically. This paper describes a case report of the use of dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in a young woman to confirm the diagnosis of wandering spleen pre-operatively. The patient underwent a splenopexy and a post-operative MRI confirmed the successful surgical fixation of the patient's spleen.
ISSN:1943-0922
1943-0922
DOI:10.3941/jrcr.v8i10.1969