Delayed splenic rupture: Report of a case
โ Scribed by Henry N. Harkins
- Book ID
- 119403005
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1942
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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We present the case of a young alcoholic with a history of mesocavaI shunt for variceal bleeding who presented in hypovolemic shock three weeks following an auto accident. He was initially assumed to have recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, but instead proved to have delayed rupture of the spleen.
We present the case of a drug addict who was admitted with abdominal pain but gave no history of trauma. He subsequently left the hospital against medical advice, only to be readmitted a few days later with persistent abdominal pain. He was found to have splenic rupture. This case emphasizes the imp