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Sub capsular splenectomy for delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2009 Splenic ruptures are mostly due to trauma and manifest at the moment of injury with symptoms of acute intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock. Spontaneous/pathological and delayed rupture of the spleen is not unknown.
Sharma Dhananjaya
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Delayed Splenic Rupture: An Anusual Cause of Acute Surgical Abdomen
Acta Medica, 2002 Authors describe an anusual case of acute abdomen after the traffic injury. They remind correct diagnosis of delayed splenic rupture and compare it with other literature findings.
Vladimír Špaček +2 more
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Trivial trauma and delayed rupture of a normal spleen: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Although a majority of splenic ruptures present acutely with a known mechanism of injury, a minority of patients present days to weeks following trauma with a delayed rupture.
Sowers Nicholas, Aubrey-Bassler F Kris
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Syncope as the Presenting Feature of Splenic Rupture after Colonoscopy [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2014 Splenic rupture is a rare, catastrophic complication of colonoscopy and an exceptional cause of syncope. This injury is believed to be from direct trauma or tension on the splenocolic ligament with subsequent capsule avulsion or else from direct ...
Daniel Jamorabo, Edward Feller
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Hemoperitoneum from splenic rupture in an expatriate
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012 Splenic rupture with hemoperitoneum represents a life-threatening surgical emergency. Malaria should be highly suspected as the probable underlying disease in returning travellers, expatriates, or recent immigrants from endemic countries.
Massimo Tonolini, Roberto Bianco
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Case Report: Sudden Splenic Rupture in a Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Patient
International Journal of General Medicine, 2020 Nadeem Kassam,1 Steven Michael,2 Kamran Hameed,1 Athar Ali,2 Salim Surani3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University Medical College East Africa, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; 2Department of General Surgery, Aga Khan University Medical College ...
Kassam N +4 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in malarial infection or malarial splenic rupture (MSR) is a rare but life-threatening condition complicating severe malarial infection in tropics and subtropics, and hence it deserves special attention.
Eltaib Saad +2 more
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Demanding Diagnosis of Splenic Angiosarcoma as Cause of Delayed Treatment of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2017 Background. Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a very rare mesenchymal malignant tumor associated with a poor prognosis due to its high metastatic potential. This disease can be easily neglected and spontaneous splenic rupture is a frequent manifestation at
Sara Coppola +4 more
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Delayed and occult splenic rupture: a diagnostic puzzle. [PDF]
Il Giornale di chirurgia, 2012 Splenic rupture is a common complaint encountered in emergency surgery. Trauma is the most common cause of splenic rupture, while non-traumatic or occult splenic rupture (OSR) is a rare condition. The differential diagnosis weighs on treatment that ranges between close monitoring, splenorrhaphy, splenic conservation and splenectomy. We report a case of
Poiasina, Elia +5 more
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Splenic abscess leading to spontaneous splenic rupture
Emergency Care Journal, 2021 Spontaneous, atraumatic rupture of the spleen is an uncommon but potentially fatal cause of acute abdominal pain. Splenic abscesses are equally rare and can be a risk factor for spontaneous splenic rupture.
Annum A. Bhullar +3 more
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