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CT scan of the patient with a wandering spleen presenting as a hypogastric mass: absence of the spleen in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen
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A CT scan showed absence of the spleen in the left upper quadrant (Figure 1) as well as an enlarged spleen in the hypogastric region.
CT scan of the patient with a wandering spleen presenting as a hypogastric mass: Infracted wandering spleen (red arrow), and dilatated spleen vessels (white arrow)
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The splenic vein was dilatated and showed a non-enhancing filling defect near the hilum, indicating the presence of a thrombosis (Figure 2).