| Wandering spleen | |
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| Other names | Pelvic spleen, displaced spleen, drifting spleen, splenoptosis, floating spleen, splenic ptosis |
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| A picture of an enlarged spleen taken using medical ultrasonography. | |
| Specialty | Angiology  |
| Causes | Connective tissue disease, complications of pregnancy |
Wandering spleen (or pelvic spleen) is a rare medical disease caused by the loss or weakening of the ligaments that help to hold the spleen stationary.[1]
- ^ "Wandering spleen". Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program. rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.