Right abdominal mass in a 2 year-old child.

Abstract

The authors report a case of a wandering spleen presenting as a right lower quadrant abdominal mass, 2 years post a transabdominal left diaphragmatic hernia repair in a 2-year-old child with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The wandering spleen was fixed laparoscopically in an extraperitoneal pouch.

• Authors: Constantinos A Parisinos, Ibrahim Matter, Jeorge G Mogilner, Mark A Rodrigues, Nadav Slijper
• Journal: BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2011 (Oct 11 2011) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22675015 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child, Preschool
• Hernia, Diaphragmatic (complications, surgery)
• Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
• Humans
• Wandering Spleen (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)