Preferred Label : wandering spleen;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : spleen, wandering; spleens, wandering; wandering spleens; drifting spleen; drifting spleens; spleen, drifting; spleens, drifting; splenic ptosis; ptoses, splenic; ptosis, splenic; splenic ptoses; floating spleen; floating spleens; spleen, floating; spleens, floating; splenoptosis; splenoptoses; displaced spleen; displaced spleens; spleen, displaced; spleens, displaced;
Origin ID : D050805;
UMLS CUI : C0272414;
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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.
