Wandering spleen with splenic arteriovenous torsion

Abstract

Abstract Splenic arteriovenous torsion causes splenomegaly and ischemic necrosis of the spleen. The recommended treatment for wandering spleen with hypersplenism is considered to be splenectomy.

Keywords

• splenectomy
• splenic arteriovenous torsion
• splenomegaly
• wandering spleen