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The document describes a case of a 15-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. Imaging revealed a mass in his abdomen and the absence of his spleen from its normal position. CT imaging showed a twisted vascular pedicle entering the mass, indicating a wandering spleen with torsion. Wandering spleen is a rare condition where the spleen is abnormally mobile due to lax ligaments, which can lead to torsion cutting off its blood supply.

Author
Thein Htun Naung
Language
EN