Twisting an Ectopic Spleen: About A Case in the General Surgery Department of Sikasso Hospital (Mali)

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healthcare

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DiaCouTraDia

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SAS

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Pedicle torsion is the most common complication of ectopic spleen. The observation we bring was the case of a 20 year old lady admitted to the emergency room with an acute surgical abdomen picture evolving for about two years. Clinical examination revealed generalized abdominal pain and a mass in the right iliac fossa. The torsion of the spleen was suspected by the clinic, the abdomino-pelvic ultrasound and confirmed during an exploratory laparotomy. Intraoperatively the spleen was necrotic on a long twisted pedicle indicating a splenectomy.

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