Splenic Autotransplantation for a Congested and Enlarged Wandering Spleen with Torsion: Report of a Case |
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Authors: | Hajime Takayasu Yuki Ishimaru Kazunori Tahara Yushi Otani Junko Yamagishi Hitoshi Ikeda |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya Saitama, 343-8555, Japan |
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Abstract: | In children with diseases of the spleen, every effort should be made to preserve the organ, to prevent severe infections postsplenectomy. We report the case of a 7-year-old girl with torsion of a wandering spleen who we treated by autotransplantation of splenic tissues following splenectomy, when fixation of the enlarged spleen seemed impossible. Spleen scintigraphy showed uptake in the regenerating splenic tissues 9 months after surgery, and evidence of an increase in the size of the tissues 23 months after surgery. Howell–Jolly bodies had disappeared by 16 months after surgery. These findings suggested that the transplanted splenic tissues were resuming splenic functions. Based on our experience with this case, we conclude that autotransplantation after splenectomy is a treatment option for wandering spleen with torsion when fixation seems difficult because of splenic congestion and enlargement. |
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Keywords: | Wandering spleen Autotransplantation Splenic tissue |
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