[Torsion of wandering spleen - unusual cause to acute abdominal pain in pediatric patients].

Wandering spleen is a rare reason for acute abdominal pain in pediatric patients caused by laxity of the splenic ligaments. It can be complicated by torsion of the pedicle, leading to ischemia, a situation that in most cases results in acute abdominal surgery. To prevent ischemia of a mobile spleen caused by a total occlusion of the pedicle, splenopexy can be considered. We present an unusual case where changes in the position of the operating table during diagnostic laparoscopy might have caused a total occlusion of the pedicle.