Wandering Spleen
"Wandering Spleen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital or acquired condition in which the SPLEEN is not in its normal anatomical position but moves about in the ABDOMEN. This is due to laxity or absence of suspensory ligaments which normally provide peritoneal attachments to keep the SPLEEN in a fixed position. Clinical symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN, splenic torsion and ISCHEMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D050805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.604.744.954
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| Concept/Terms |
Wandering Spleen- Wandering Spleen
- Spleen, Wandering
- Spleens, Wandering
- Wandering Spleens
- Drifting Spleen
- Drifting Spleens
- Spleen, Drifting
- Spleens, Drifting
- Splenic Ptosis
- Ptoses, Splenic
- Ptosis, Splenic
- Splenic Ptoses
- Floating Spleen
- Floating Spleens
- Spleen, Floating
- Spleens, Floating
- Splenoptosis
- Splenoptoses
- Displaced Spleen
- Displaced Spleens
- Spleen, Displaced
- Spleens, Displaced
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wandering Spleen" by people in Profiles.
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Upadhyaya P, St Peter SD, Holcomb GW. Laparoscopic splenopexy and cystectomy for an enlarged wandering spleen and splenic cyst. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 May; 42(5):E23-7.