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Sub capsular splenectomy for delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia

Author: Dhananjaya Sharma

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

Splenic ruptures are mostly due to trauma and manifest at the moment of injury with symptoms of acute intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock. Spontaneous/pathological and delayed rupture of the spleen is not unknown. A case of delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia is being reported, which was treated with sub capsular splenectomy (from within the pseudo capsule formed due to inflammation).

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Title: Sub capsular splenectomy for delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia
Author: Dhananjaya Sharma
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-4-17

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