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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Splenic Diseases > Wandering Spleen

Preferred term

Wandering Spleen  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Displaced Spleen
  • Displaced Spleens
  • Drifting Spleen
  • Drifting Spleens
  • Floating Spleen
  • Floating Spleens
  • Ptoses, Splenic
  • Ptosis, Splenic
  • Spleen, Displaced
  • Spleen, Drifting
  • Spleen, Floating
  • Spleens, Displaced
  • Spleens, Drifting
  • Spleens, Floating
  • Splenic Ptoses
  • Splenic Ptosis
  • Splenoptoses
  • Splenoptosis

Scope note

  • A congenital or acquired condition in which the SPLEEN is not in its normal anatomical position but moves about in the ABDOMEN. This is due to laxity or absence of suspensory ligaments which normally provide peritoneal attachments to keep the SPLEEN in a fixed position. Clinical symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN, splenic torsion and ISCHEMIA.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050805

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