title: Wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly
creator: Ugwu , AC
creator: Ogbonna, CO
creator: Imo, AO
subject: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
description: Background: With the advent of real time ultrasonography of the abdomen, the spleen is no longer an inaccessible organ. Wandering spleen is a rare entity with only less than 500 cases reported so far. Method: 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: Ultrasonography examination revealed that the spleen was not found in its normal anatomical position. However, a well defined acoustic signature of the spleen was seen in the pelvis. Conclusion: Ultrasonography which is far cheaper than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) is a valuable diagnostic aid in this condition
publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya
contributor: Kakkilaya, Dr. Srinivas
date: 2009-02-25
type: Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://cogprints.org/6396/1/2008-4-9.pdf
identifier:   Ugwu , AC and Ogbonna, CO and Imo, AO  (2009) Wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
relation: http://cogprints.org/6396/