Spontaneous Splenic Rupture - A Rare Complication of Amyloidosis
| Autor: | K M Roberts, X Escofet, A R Salman, A Z Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Amyloid medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy Spleen Splenic artery Distension medicine.artery medicine Humans Splenic Diseases Rupture Spontaneous business.industry Amyloidosis Splenic Rupture Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Hemoperitoneum Splenic disease Tomography X-Ray Computed Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Swiss Surgery. 9:92-94 |
| ISSN: | 1023-9332 |
| DOI: | 10.1024/1023-9332.9.2.92 |
| Popis: | We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen, an uncommon complication of systemic amyloidosis. Amyloid deposition leading to capsular distension and increased vascular fragility is thought to predispose the spleen to rupture spontaneously. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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