Wandering spleen

Introduction: Wandering spleen

Description of Wandering spleen

Wandering spleen (medical condition): A very rare birth defect where the structures (ligaments) that hold the...more »

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Wandering spleen: A congenital or acquired condition in which the SPLEEN is not in its normal anatomical position but moves about in the ABDOMEN. This is due to laxity or absence of suspensory ligaments which normally provide peritoneal attachments to keep the SPLEEN in a fixed position. Clinical symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN, splenic TORSION and ISCHEMIA.
Source: MeSH 2007

Wandering spleen: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Wandering spleen:

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• Spleen
• Spleen symptoms (1175 causes)
• Spleen disease
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• SYN
• Floating

Wandering spleen: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wandering spleen is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Wandering spleen, or a subtype of Wandering spleen, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wandering spleen as a Disease

Wandering spleen (medical condition): See Wandering spleen (disease information).
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Wandering spleen: Related Diseases

Wandering spleen: Wandering spleen is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Spleen conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Lymphatic system conditions

More information on medical condition: Wandering spleen:

• Information about Wandering spleen
• Basic Summary for Wandering spleen
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Wandering spleen: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Wandering spleen:

• connective tissue disorder
• ischuria
• constipation
• hypersplenism
• pregnancy
• splenectomy

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Terms Similar to Wandering spleen:

• Lien migrans

Source: Diseases Database

• Displaced spleen
• Drifting spleen
• Floating spleen
• Splenic ptosis
• Splenoptosis

Source - NIH

External links related to: Wandering spleen

• NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
• Wandering Spleen - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Medcyclopaedia - Wandering spleen

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