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01-10-2010 | Case Report

Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus

Authors: Tadaharu Okazaki, Rumi Ohata, Go Miyano, Geoffrey J. Lane, Toshiaki Takahashi, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 10/2010

Abstract

Wandering spleen is not a common condition in childhood and has been described only rarely in association with gastric volvulus. The authors report the successful management of wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus using laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy in a 4-year-old girl.

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Title: Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus
Authors: Tadaharu Okazaki
Rumi Ohata
Go Miyano
Geoffrey J. Lane
Toshiaki Takahashi
Atsuyuki Yamataka
Publication date: 01-10-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 10/2010
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-010-2657-7

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Laparoscopic splenopexy and gastropexy for wandering spleen associated with gastric volvulus

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