[Splenic rupture in acute pancreatitis].

Autor: Garre Sánchez MC; Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia., García Muñoz P, Torrella Cortes E, Alberca de las Parras F, Guillén Pardo B, López Alanis A
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Gastroenterologia y hepatologia [Gastroenterol Hepatol] 1996 Nov; Vol. 19 (9), pp. 462-3.
Abstrakt: The case of a 42-years-old male with acute pancreatitis of ethanol origin and formation of pseudocysts in the tail of the pancreas is presented. The patient suddenly presented a picture of hypovolemic shock caused by rupture of the spleen. Emergency splenectomy with resection of necrotic tissue was performed and thrombosis of the splenic vein was observed. The patient evolved satisfactorily following surgery.
Databáze: MEDLINE