Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4222348 | Clinical Imaging | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Wandering spleen, a rare entity, is caused by the absence or laxity of the normal anchoring splenic ligaments. Only three neonatal cases have been reported in the English-language literature. We present the clinical and multimodality imaging findings of a newborn with laceration and hemorrhage of a wandering spleen. The course was complicated by the concurrent diagnosis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, which confused the clinical picture when a falling hematocrit raised the question of rebleeding several days after presentation.
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Authors
Elizabeth Kagan Arleo, Arzu Kovanlikaya, Kevin Mennitt, Suchitra Acharya, Paula W. Brill,