• J. Pediatr. Surg. · May 2008

    Case Reports

    Familial wandering spleen: a first instance.

    • Anna Ben Ely, Emmanuelle Seguier, Gad Lotan, Simon Strauss, and Gabriela Gayer.
    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zrifin 70300, Israel. liogonky@yahoo.com
    • J. Pediatr. Surg. 2008 May 1; 43 (5): E23-5.

    AbstractWe report on 2 sisters presenting with acute torsion of a wandering spleen within a 3-year interval. The diagnosis was made preoperatively by computed tomography (CT) in both cases. A high index of suspicion because of our experience with the first patient, who underwent splenectomy, enabled a correct early diagnosis in the sibling. On urgent surgery, reversible ischemic changes were found, and detorsion and splenopexy resulted in preservation of the spleen.

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