Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen

• Main Authors: Ho Hui Lian, Firdaus Hayati, Aishath Azna Ali, Nornazirah Azizan, Mohd Firdaus Che An, Muhammad Aznan Suhail, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Via Medica 2018
• Subjects: RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22404/1/Wandering%20spleen.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22404/

We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402).