[Chronic torsion of an ectopic spleen in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in a child. Case report].

Torsion of the spleen occurs in children as a rule in combination with ectopy of this organ. It is found in cca one half of the affected children. Abdominal pain is always an associated symptoms. Its intensity depends on other factors such as the degree of torsion, its duration, the pathophysiology of the process etc. The final prognosis can be usually made only during laparotomy. With regard to the relatively rare incidence of this disease, the authors submit the case of a patient operated in their department.