Spontaneous rupture of a splenotic nodule

D J Lanigan, Lanigan DJ
Postgraduate medical journal · 1990 · vol. 66(781) , pp. 971–3 · doi:10.1136/pgmj.66.781.971 · PMID:2267217 · PMC2429763
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This case report describes the first documented instance of spontaneous rupture in a splenotic nodule occurring fourteen years post-splenectomy, identifying it as a potential cause of spontaneous haemoperitoneum.

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Abstract

A case is presented of spontaneous rupture of splenic tissue occurring 14 years after a splenectomy was carried out for trauma. Spontaneous rupture of a splenotic nodule has not previously been described and it may be added to the list of causes of spontaneous haemoperitoneum. The incidence and function of residual splenic tissue are briefly discussed and other causes of splenic rupture are outlined.

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Choristoma Retroperitoneal Neoplasms Spleen Adult Choristoma Diagnosis, Differential Female Hemoperitoneum Hemoperitoneum Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy, Ectopic Pregnancy, Ectopic Retroperitoneal Neoplasms Rupture, Spontaneous Splenectomy Time Factors

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