Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia. firdaushayati@gmail.com
Folia Morphol (Warsz), 2018;77(2):400-402.
PMID: 29064546 DOI: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0097

Abstract

We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402).

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