Recurrent acute pancreatitis: an additional manifestation of the "wandering spleen" syndrome". uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A case of "wandering spleen" associated with recurrent pancreatitis and diagnosed with computed tomography (CT), is reported. The entity was also associated with a rotated, distended stomach, gastric outlet obstruction secondary to extrinsic compression of the duodenum, and partial small bowel obstruction secondary to extrinsic compression of a mobile, distended cecum that lay under the right diaphragm.

publication date

  • May 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Pancreatitis
  • Spleen

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0029988968

PubMed ID

  • 8633547

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 91

issue

  • 5