Torsion of a wandering spleen in an adolescent with Gaucher disease

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul;28(4):303-306. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2017.17035.

Abstract

A wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the malposition of the spleen due to laxity or absence of its supporting ligaments. Although Gaucher disease generally presents with massive splenomegaly, which one of the predisposing causes of a wandering spleen, literature shows only one report of a wandering spleen in a child with Gaucher disease. In this case presentation, a 13-year-oldadolescent with Gaucher disease on enzyme replacement treatment was presented, who was detected having an abdominal mass on a routine visit and diagnosed with partial torsion of a wandering spleen associated with left lobe hypoplasia of the liver.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Gaucher Disease / complications*
  • Gaucher Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver / abnormalities
  • Liver / pathology
  • Torsion Abnormality / etiology*
  • Wandering Spleen / complications*
  • Wandering Spleen / pathology