ectopic spleen
wandering spleen
A wandering or ectopic spleen is a rare congenital condition caused by improper fixation of the ligamentous attachments.
Complications
ectopic spleen infarction (#15717114#)
- functional hyposplenism.
- fulminant Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis
Localization
inguinal ectopic spleen
adherent to the left hepatic lobe (#15717114#)
References
Breisch EA, Krous HF. Autoinfarcted wandering spleen and fatal pneumococcal sepsis in an infant. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2005 Jan-Feb;8(1):132-5. PMID: #15717114#
Inguinal ectopic spleen
Inguinal ectopic spleen
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