RESUMEN

Wandering spleen is an uncommon entity, characterized by the anomalous position of the spleen, caused by the absence or laxity of its suspensory ligaments. The most common symptoms are usually due to intermittent or complete torsion of the splenic pedicle with subsequent infarction. We report a case of torsion of a wandering spleen. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed and recovery was uneventful. Although few cases of wandering spleen treated laparoscopically have been reported in the literature, laparoscopy has been demonstrated to be a safe technique for the treatment of this entity.

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Laparoscopía , Esplenectomía , Ectopía del Bazo/cirugía , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Anomalía Torsional , Resultado del Tratamiento , Ectopía del Bazo/diagnóstico por imagen