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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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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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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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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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Non-traumatic splenic rupture - a rare first presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and a review of the literature

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Cases of non-traumatic splenic rupture are rare and entails a potentially grave medical outcome. Hence, it is important to consider the differential diagnosis of a non-traumatic splenic rupture in patients with acute or insidious abdominal ...
Kogulakrishnan Kaniappan, Christopher Thiam Seong Lim, Pek Woon Chin   +2 more
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Acute splenic rupture following laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2019
Introduction: Splenic rupture after laparoscopic surgery is a very rare complication. In this study, we report a case of a splenic laceration that occurred during a laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement.
Jean-Luc Delafontaine, Rebecca Moreci, Navdeep S. Samra   +2 more
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Splenic abscess rupture postappendicectomy [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2012
The authors present a case of splenic abscess rupture postappendicectomy. Splenic abscess is rare with a reported incidence of 0.05%–0.7%. It is extremely unusual for a splenic abscess to result in splenic rupture. Contiguous spread, in this case from postappendix perforation, can cause splenic abscess formation.
Roshani, Patel, Aakash, Pai, Ihsan, Al-Shoek, Charles, Evans, Andrew, Gordon   +4 more
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Non-surgical management of spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2014
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is a rare, but serious complication of infectious mononucleosis with no clear consensus on appropriate management.
Gerardo Dessì, Teseo Stefanini, Giovanni Berisso, Maja Ruff De Conti, Alessandra Centi, Marilisa Carrieri, Pradeep Sonwalkar   +6 more
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