J Korean Soc Magn Reson Med.  2014 Sep;18(3):253-257. 10.13104/jksmrm.2014.18.3.253.

MR Images of Infarction of Wandering Spleen Associated with Intestinal Non-rotation

• Kim E
• Kim MY
• Kim YJ
• Kim YJ
• Kim WC
• Suh CH
• Choi SJ
• Cho JS

• KMID: 1999925
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13104/jksmrm.2014.18.3.253

Abstract

Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition caused by lax splenic suspensory ligaments. The laxity of ligaments causes torsion of splenic vascular pedicle. CT scan of a 7-year-old girl with abdominal pain showed a non-enhancing lobular mass in lower abdomen. Small bowel loops were located at the right-sided abdomen and colonic loops at the left-sided abdomen. MRI scan showed non-enhancing heterogeneous mass with twisted vascular pedicle. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been reported about wandering spleen diagnosed on MRI.

Keyword

Wandering spleen, infarction; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Abdominal Pain
Child
Colon
Female
Humans
Infarction*
Ligaments
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wandering Spleen*

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