%0 Journal Article %T Torsion of a wandering spleen %A CP Carapinha %A JA Loveland %J South African Journal of Child Health %D 2010 %I %X Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare and difficult diagnosis in the paediatric population, with death a possible outcome. In this paper we present our experience of a single case and discuss the embryology and management thereof. %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajchh/article/view/69987