Table 1 The characteristics of the reported cases of wandering spleen
From: Acute abdomen due to torsion of the wandering spleen in a patient with Marfan Syndrome
Case | Age | Gender | Diagnostic modality | Spleen location | Type of surgery performed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | F | CT | Hypogastric region | Splenectomy | Pan Afr Med J 2012 |
2 | 27 | F | US, CT | Left lower quadrant | Splenopexy | Saudi J Gastroenterol 2010 |
3 | 28 | F | CT | Left lower quadrant | Splenopexy | Case Rep Surg 2013 |
4 | 44 | M | CT | Lower pelvis | Splenectomy | N Am J Med Sci 2011 |
5 | 20 | F | CT | Right upper quadrant | Splenopexy | JSLS 2008 |
6 | 19 | F | Doppler, GI endoscopy | Left iliac fossa | Splenopexy | JSLS 2007 |
7 | 41 | F | CT | Left lower quadrant | Splenectomy | JSLS 2012 |
8 | 21 | F | CT | Intrathoracal | Splenopexy | J Blood Med 2011 |
9 | 9 | F | CT | Periumbilical | Splenectomy | Br J Radiol 2010 |
10 | 15 | M | CT | Left iliac fossa | Splenectomy | Cases J 2008 |
11 | 64 | M | CT | Left hemothorax | Splenectomy | BMC Gastroenterol 2006 |
12 | 28 | F | CT | Pelvis | Splenectomy | Am J Surg 2008 |
13 | 21 | F | US, CT | Pelvis | Splenectomy | Hong Kong Med J 2012 |
14 | 9 | F | CT | Pelvis | Splenectomy | PediatrEmerg Care 2003 |
15 | 4 | F | US, CT | Left lower quadrant | Splenectomy | ActaRadiol 2011 |
16 | 4 | F | CT | Left hemothorax | Splenopexy | AJR 2012 |
17 | 28 | F | US,CT | Right upper quadrant | Splenectomy | Singapore Med J 2007 |
18 | 30 | F | CT | Left lower quadrant | Splenectomy | BratislLekListy 2009 |
19 | 19 | F | CT | Pelvis | Splenectomy | BratislLekListy 2009 |
20 | 16 | F | US | Pelvis | Splenopexy | SA FamPract 2010 |
21 | 36 | M | CT | Right iliac fossa | Splenectomy | Present study |