TY - JOUR T1 - The Great Pretender: Pediatric Wandering Spleen: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature. JF - Pediatr Emerg Care Y1 - 2016 A1 - Radillo, Lucia A1 - Taddio, Andrea A1 - Ghirardo, Sergio A1 - Bramuzzo, Matteo A1 - Pederiva, Federica A1 - Maschio, Massimo A1 - Barbi, Egidio AB -

Wandering spleen is a rare condition, typically not only due to embryological defects of the splenic ligaments, but also secondary to trauma and splenomegaly. The most common presentation is acute abdomen with a mobile abdominal mass or recurrent abdominal pain. However, the spleen may be temporary in its normal position, and patients could be asymptomatic. A familiarity, if present, strengthens the diagnostic suspect.Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography are the examination of choice, and the management is surgical.

U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27248774?dopt=Abstract ER -