Splenic infarction due to septic emboli from bacterial endocarditis: A previously unreported cause of hyperamylasaemia

We present what maybe the only case of splenic infarction causing hyperamylasaemia in a patient with bacterial endocarditis. A 49-year-old gentleman presented a 24 hour history of vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. Clinical examination showed diffuse upper abdominal tenderness, a mild tachycardia a...

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Autores principales: Christou, C, Kipling, M, Wayman, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012
Materias:
Upper GI Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.10.15

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.10.15

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