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Spontaneous splenic rupture: case report and review of literature

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition, often associated with chest or abdominal trauma. Spontaneous rupture is very rare and is usually reported as being secondary to underlying pathological conditions.
Tariq Ahbala, Khalid Rabbani, Abdelouahed Louzi, Benasser Finech   +3 more
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Non-traumatic splenic rupture and pancreatic pseudocyst as a complication of pancreatitis: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nontraumatic splenic rupture is a rare pancreatitis complication. We present a 61-year-old chronic alcoholic male with acute on chronic pancreatitis, which progressed to pseudocyst, splenic vein thrombosis, splenic rupture, and eventually hemoperitoneum.
Prakash Dhakal, MD, Suraj Sharma, MD, Devraj Kandel, MBBS, Sajiva Aryal, MBBS, Seema Bhandari, MD   +4 more
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A rare case report of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to splenic artery pseudoaneurysm

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
Splenic artery aneurysm and splenic artery pseudoaneurysm are rare vascular pathologies. The splenic artery represents the third most common site for intra-abdominal aneurysms.
Nguyen Dinh Luan, Nguyen Minh Duc, Nguyen Hong Son, Tran Minh Hien, Le Anh Huy, Nguyen Tan Tai, Bui Tran Kinh, Hoang Minh Loi   +7 more
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Acquired A amyloidosis from injection drug use presenting with atraumatic splenic rupture in a hospitalized patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Little is known about splenic rupture in patients who develop systemic acquired A amyloidosis. This is the first report of a case of atraumatic splenic rupture in a patient with acquired A amyloidosis from chronic injection drug use.
Hanks Douglas K, Visser Brendan, Royaie Kayvan, Lee Andrew Y, Roll Garrett R, Knudson Margaret M, Roll Frederick J   +6 more
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Spontaneous splenic rupture 1 week after laparoscopic appendectomy due to acute appendicitis

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2020
Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare entity that requires high index of suspicion for diagnosis. Usually, it occurs due to underlying pathology that could be inflammatory, neoplastic or infectious.
Jurij Janez
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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, Caleb P. Canders, Amir Rouhani, Steven Lai   +3 more
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Large B- Cell lymphoma presenting as acute abdominal pain and spontaneous splenic rupture; A case report and review of relevant literature

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2006
Background Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is an uncommon dramatic abdominal emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment to ensure the patients survival.
Keddington Judith, Biswas Saptarshi, McClanathan James   +2 more
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A case of a patient who underwent transcatheter arterial embolization for unruptured splenic aneurysm during pregnancy

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Here, we report the case of a 30-year-old female patient who underwent coil embolization for unruptured splenic artery aneurysm without any complication at 26 weeks of pregnancy with reduction in fetal radiation exposure.
Shoichi Ikenaga, MD, Daisuke Yunaiyama, MD, PhD, Toru Saguchi, MD, PhD, Jun Otaka, MD, PhD, Takafumi Yamada, MD, PhD, Hiroe Ito, MD, PhD, Katsutoshi Sugimoto, MD, PhD, Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Saito, MD, PhD   +8 more
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Pathological Rupture of the Spleen in Uncomplicated Myeloma

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2008
Pathological rupture of the spleen in uncomplicated myeloma is extremely rare. We present a case of a splenic rupture which occurred in a 52 year old woman with uncomplicated multiple myeloma.
Vincent Ho M.B.B.S., B.sc (Med), Andrew Shearer, Mark Jagusch   +2 more
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Splenic Rupture Secondary to Vascular Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome Managed by Coil Embolization of the Splenic Artery

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2019
Aim Atraumatic splenic rupture is uncommon and life-threatening. It may be related to underlying pathology and be the initial manifestation of the condition. Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (V-EDS) is a rare autosomal dominant collagen vascular disorder,
Keisha C. Kamalanathan, Alex M. Barnacle, Charlotte Holbrook, Clare Rees   +3 more
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