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Wandering spleen causing gastric outlet obstruction and pancreatitis

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Excessive splenic mobility (i.e. wandering spleen) is a rare condition caused by laxity or deficiency of all the spleen’s normal ligamentous attachments in the left hypochondrium. In the pediatric population, a wandering spleen may present as an incidental finding, an abdominal mass or torsion of the vascular pedicle causing venous congestion and acute abdominal pain, and eventually infarction. We present an unusual case of wandering spleen causing pancreatitis and gastric outlet obstruction via direct external compression.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Central Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Ramon Sanchez

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Central Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Philip Lobert & Ryan O’Malley

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Richard Herman & George Mychaliska

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Sanchez, R., Lobert, P., Herman, R. et al. Wandering spleen causing gastric outlet obstruction and pancreatitis. Pediatr Radiol 40 (Suppl 1), 89–91 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1756-x

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