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South African Journal of Child Health, Vol 4, No 2 (2010)

Torsion of a wandering spleen

Charles P Carapinha, Jerome A Loveland

Abstract


Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare and difficult diagnosis in the paediatric population, with death a possible outcome. In this paper we present our experience of a single case and discuss the embryology and management thereof.

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