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.

image

Global Tech Summit