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Abstract
We report on the case of a 6-year-old girl admitted as an emergency with an acute abdomen with the diagnosis of peritonitis; clinical examination under anesthesia revealed the presence of an abdomino-pelvic mass. Laparotomy confirmed the diagnosis of torsion of an ectopic spleen. Splenectomy was required because the spleen was gangrenous. A review of the literature from 1896 to 1990 revealed reports of 74 cases. Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, the diagnostic and therapeutic problems are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8326810 DOI: 10.1007/bf00184468
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Langenbecks Arch Chir ISSN: 0023-8236