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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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Systematic review of atraumatic splenic rupture [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is an ill defined clinicopathological entity. METHODS: The aim was to characterize aetiological and risk factors for ASR-related mortality in order to aid disease classification and treatment.
Renzulli, P, Schoepfer, A M, Gloor, B, Candinas, D, Hostettler, A   +4 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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Splenic Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: A Tertiary Hospital Experience. [PDF]

, 2012
Splenic injuries constitute a continuing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the trauma or general surgeons practicing in developing countries where sophisticated imaging facilities are either not available or exorbitantly expensive.
Gilyoma Japhet M, Mabula D Mchembe, Giiti, Geofrey, Alphonce B Chandika, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Chandika Alphonce B, Dass Ramesh M, Chalya, Phillipo L, McHembe, Mabula D, Phillipo L Chalya, Chalya Phillipo L, Joseph B Mabula, Dass, Ramesh M, Giiti Geofrey, Mchembe Mabula D, Chandika, Alphonce B, Geofrey Giiti, Ramesh M Dass, Japhet M Gilyoma, Mabula, Joseph B, Mabula Joseph B   +20 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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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture in a Patient on Apixaban and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021
Splenic rupture due to any cause is a life-threatening complication and commonly attributed to trauma. Atraumatic splenic rupture is very rarely reported, and the incidence is currently unknown.
Piruthiviraj Natarajan MD, Sudhagar Thangarasu MD, FACP, Lela Ruck MD, Paul Estrada MD, Mahesh Gajendran MD, MPH, Gowri Renganathan MD, Bharat Ved Prakash MD, Olufemi Aduroja MD, MPH   +7 more
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Plasmodium Vivax Malaria

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Splenomegaly is one of the common complications of malaria most commonly associated with Plasmodium Vivax. Due to inadequate treatment, spleen can harbor parasite, which causes recurrent infection leading to splenomegaly and splenic rupture.
Abu Sufyan, Muhammad Zaman, Manzoor ., Qadir ., Saifullah .   +4 more
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