Torsion of wandering spleen and distal pancreas

Abstract

Wandering spleen is the term applied to the condition in which a long pedicle allows the spleen to lie in an abnormal location. Torsion of a wandering spleen is an unusual cause of an acute abdomen and is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. Associated torsion of the distal pancreas is even more uncommon. We describe a patient with torsion of a wandering spleen and distal pancreas who was correctly diagnosed and define the merits of the imaging methods used.