?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Wandering+spleen%3A+A+common+presentation+of+an+uncommon+anomaly&rft.creator=Ugwu+%2C+AC&rft.creator=Ogbonna%2C+CO&rft.creator=Imo%2C+AO&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+With+the+advent+of+real+time+ultrasonography+of+the+abdomen%2C+the+spleen+is+no+longer+an+inaccessible+organ.+Wandering+spleen+is+a+rare+entity+with+only+less+than+500+cases+reported+so+far.+Method%3A+This++case+report+presents+a+16-year-+old+Nigerian+girl+admitted+in+a+medical+centre+but+referred+for+ultrasonography+on+account+of+a+clinical+history+of+lower+abdominal+tenderness.+Result%3A+Ultrasonography+examination+revealed+that+the+spleen+was+not+found+in+its+normal+anatomical+position.+However%2C+a+well+defined+acoustic+signature+of+the+spleen+was+seen+in+the+pelvis.+Conclusion%3A+Ultrasonography+which+is+far+cheaper+than+magnetic+resonance+imaging+(MRI)+and+computed+tomography+(CT)+is+a+valuable+diagnostic+aid+in+this+condition&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-02-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6396%2F1%2F2008-4-9.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ugwu+%2C+AC+and+Ogbonna%2C+CO+and+Imo%2C+AO++(2009)+Wandering+spleen%3A+A+common+presentation+of+an+uncommon+anomaly.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6396%2F