Splenic pregnancy is a very rare type of abdominal pregnancy. Here we report a case of hemorrhagic shock caused by splenic pregnancy. A 35-year-old woman was presented to our hospital with left upper abdominal pain for 4 h. Abdominal …

Injury of almost all intra-abdominal organs in blunt trauma without bone and brain injury is very rare. This is the case report of a 16-year-old adolescent with severe abdominal trauma who was hit on his abdomen by a falling maytree. After …

Spleen is a friable and vascular organ. If the spleen is diseased or enlarged, minor trauma [ 1 ] may result in significant bleeding. Spontaneous (atraumatic) rupture of spleen is an uncommon, but important clinical entity. The first description of …

Although the laparoscopic technique is an accepted method for elective splenectomy, it is controversial in the setting of trauma. A few reports have described laparoscopic splenorrhaphy for trauma, but none have performed laparoscopic splenectomy …

Spontaneous splenic rupture is rare and in most cases occurs in a spleen affected by hematologic, neoplastic, or infectious disease or as a complication of pancreatitis. We report the imaging findings in two cases of spontaneous splenic rupture …

Peliosis is a rare disease that is characterized by multiple blood-filled cystic spaces. We report the computed tomographic findings of splenic rupture secondary to splenic peliosis in a patient receiving anabolic steroids for aplastic anemia.

This case report describes and illustrates acute traumatic rupture of an accessory spleen (spleniculus) in a patient who had a previous splenectomy after a motor vehicle collision. The imaging features of splenosis and spleniculus are illustrated …

A case of a 79-year-old female with rupture of the spleen due to primary angiosarcoma is presented. Symptoms were non-specific. Diagnosis was based on histology postoperatively. Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen is a very rare and aggressive …

This report describes a bluntly, traumatized patient whose spleen underwent significant enlargement, as documented by serial computed tomographic scans before splenic rupture. It is proposed that posttraumatic splenic enlargement is a possible …

BACKGROUND: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare disease. The appendix is the primary site of origin in the majority of cases. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: We report an unusual case of pseudomyxoma peritonei that developed from a primary splenic …

Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) instrumentation of the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine is a well-known method for treating fractures of the spine. Previously reported intra- and postoperative complications include intercostal neuralgia …

 Pathological or spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in a variety of diseases affecting the spleen, with infections being cited as the cause in most cases. In hematological malignancies it is a rare event, despite the frequent …

We report a case of spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) caused by a Bacillus species (sp.) infection. A 36-year-old man on warfarin therapy since an aortic valve replacement at the age of 13 was admitted to our hospital with a 3-week history of a …

The vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type IV, is associated with severe complications, including arterial rupture and visceral perforation. However, to our knowledge, there has been only one previous report of splenic rupture caused by a …