Wandering spleen leading to splenic torsion with gastric and pancreatic volvulus

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Abstract

This case highlights a 37-year-old woman with primary sclerosing cholangitis awaiting liver transplantation who presented with torsion of a wandering spleen with associated gastric and pancreatic volvulus. The patient underwent emergent exploratory laparotomy with splenectomy. She had an uncomplicated postoperative course and recovered well.

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Shen, M. R., Barrett, M., Waits, S., & Williams, A. M. (2021). Wandering spleen leading to splenic torsion with gastric and pancreatic volvulus. BMJ Case Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-235918

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