Left Dorsal Displacement

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Also known as a nephrosplenic entrapment, a left dorsal displacement occurs when the left large colon slips between the body wall and the spleen. The colon “floats” to the top of the abdomen and can get caught in a space between the left kidney and the spleen.

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