TY - JOUR
T1 - Splenic infarct
T2 - A rare cause of spontaneous rupture leading to massive haemoperitoneum
AU - Mahesh, Balakrishnan
AU - Muwanga, Cyrus L.
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - A 76-year-old woman presented to the accident and emergency department with an acute surgical abdomen. She did not have any significant medical history or history of trauma. Examination findings revealed generalized peritonitis. Preliminary investigations were unhelpful in revealing a cause. On urgent exploratory laparotomy, a ruptured spleen was found and splenectomy performed. The hollow viscera were normal. The gross and microscopic appearances were suggestive of splenic rupture occurring through areas of infarction. We proceed to analyse the causes of spontaneous rupture of the spleen in our discussion of this case.
AB - A 76-year-old woman presented to the accident and emergency department with an acute surgical abdomen. She did not have any significant medical history or history of trauma. Examination findings revealed generalized peritonitis. Preliminary investigations were unhelpful in revealing a cause. On urgent exploratory laparotomy, a ruptured spleen was found and splenectomy performed. The hollow viscera were normal. The gross and microscopic appearances were suggestive of splenic rupture occurring through areas of infarction. We proceed to analyse the causes of spontaneous rupture of the spleen in our discussion of this case.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03227.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03227.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15550109
AN - SCOPUS:16644380890
SN - 1445-1433
VL - 74
SP - 1030
EP - 1032
JO - ANZ Journal of Surgery
JF - ANZ Journal of Surgery
IS - 11
ER -