ECTOPIC SPLEEN- A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Sumana Ramadugu1, Lokesh Reddy Chigicherla2, Venkat Ram Reddy Kuchukulla3, (Brig.) Satyanarayana Moorthy R4, Rama Krishna Reddy Gaddam5

BACKGROUND
Ectopic spleen is a rare clinical entity. It maybe asymptomatic or presents as abdominal discomfort. We report a case of ectopic spleen in a 25-year-old male patient presented as lower abdominal pain. On ultrasonography, spleen was found in right iliac fossa region.
KEYWORDS
Ectopic Spleen, Wandering Spleen, Right Iliac Fossa, Torsion, Splenomegaly.

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