Right abdominal mass in a 2 year-old child

BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Oct 11:2011:bcr0820114676. doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4676.

Abstract

The authors report a case of a wandering spleen presenting as a right lower quadrant abdominal mass, 2 years post a transabdominal left diaphragmatic hernia repair in a 2-year-old child with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The wandering spleen was fixed laparoscopically in an extraperitoneal pouch.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Wandering Spleen / diagnosis*
  • Wandering Spleen / etiology*
  • Wandering Spleen / surgery