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The Importance of Recognizing Wandering Spleen as a Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis
Joint Authors
Lourdusamy, Vennis
Patel, Dhrumil
Docobo, Ramon
Tantry, Shyamanand
Lourdusamy, Dennis
Farukh, Saeed
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wandering spleen, as its name suggests, is a rare condition where the spleen wanders in the abdomen and is most commonly found in the inferior quadrant as a palpable mass.
It can have varying presentations and commonly presents as splenic torsion and very rarely as acute pancreatitis.
It is imperative not to miss this diagnosis as it can lead to life-threatening complications in the form of splenic torsion/infarction.
Here we describe a rare manifestation of wandering spleen where a young female presented with recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lourdusamy, Vennis& Patel, Dhrumil& Docobo, Ramon& Tantry, Shyamanand& Lourdusamy, Dennis& Farukh, Saeed. 2018. The Importance of Recognizing Wandering Spleen as a Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lourdusamy, Vennis…[et al.]. The Importance of Recognizing Wandering Spleen as a Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lourdusamy, Vennis& Patel, Dhrumil& Docobo, Ramon& Tantry, Shyamanand& Lourdusamy, Dennis& Farukh, Saeed. The Importance of Recognizing Wandering Spleen as a Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143594
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143594