A Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain: Splenic Infarct (Case Series)

Splenic infarcts are rare cases. It may not be noticed in the emergency department because the clinical picture is likely to mimic various acute abdominal pains. The splenic infarct is often the result of systemic thromboembolism associated with cardiovascular disorders. The aim of this study is to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: OZAKIN, Engin, CETINKAYA, Osman, BALOGLU KAYA, Filiz, ACAR, Nurdan, CEVIK, Arif Alper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27336073
http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/1304.7361.2015.16769
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Sumario:Splenic infarcts are rare cases. It may not be noticed in the emergency department because the clinical picture is likely to mimic various acute abdominal pains. The splenic infarct is often the result of systemic thromboembolism associated with cardiovascular disorders. The aim of this study is to present an evaluation of the patients that presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and were diagnosed with splenic infarct.

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