RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The wandering spleen. JF Archives of Disease in Childhood JO Arch Dis Child FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 247 OP 248 DO 10.1136/adc.74.3.247 VO 74 IS 3 A1 Maxwell-Armstrong, C A A1 Clarke, E D A1 Tsang, T M A1 Stewart, R J YR 1996 UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/74/3/247.abstract AB Wandering spleen is a rare condition that commonly presents with splenic infarction secondary to torsion. Splenectomy was previously advocated as the treatment of choice, though recent reports suggest that the organ may be distorted, and splenopexy performed. This paper documents how the latter procedure may be done using adherent omentum.