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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2020; 30(03): 389-391
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_46_20
Case Report

Wandering spleen: A rare entity and a diagnostic dilemma

Ravinder Kaur
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Ashish Dua
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Ashwani Dalal
Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Wandering spleen refers to a spleen that is ectopic in its location contrary to a normal spleen which rests in the left hypochondrium. Although it is a rare clinical entity seen in children, it can also be rarely seen in females of reproductive age group. We present one such case of wandering spleen which was misdiagnosed earlier as a sub-hepatic collection.

Keywords

Rare disease - spleen - wandering


Publication History

Received: 02 February 2020

Accepted: 21 June 2020

Article published online:
19 July 2021

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