Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen

Abstract

Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen which predisposes it to torsion. We present a 24-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of the wandering spleen.

Keywords

• Computed tomography scan
• ultrasound scan
• wandering spleen