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Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Spontaneous splenic infarction has been rarely reported as a complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We describe the case of a 67-year-old female with past medical history of primary biliary cirrhosis presenting for a 1-day history of left upper quadrant pain. Investigations were in favor...

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Autores principales: Nehme, Fredy, Rowe, Kyle, Haris, Ahmad, Nassif, Imad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456604
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description Spontaneous splenic infarction has been rarely reported as a complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We describe the case of a 67-year-old female with past medical history of primary biliary cirrhosis presenting for a 1-day history of left upper quadrant pain. Investigations were in favor of splenic infarcts secondary to portal hypertension. The patient improved with conservative management and no recurrence was noted on further follow-up. Splenic infarction must be kept in mind when a patient with cirrhosis presents with left upper quadrant abdominal pain without a clear source.
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spelling pubmed-53011082017-02-15 Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Nehme, Fredy Rowe, Kyle Haris, Ahmad Nassif, Imad Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Spontaneous splenic infarction has been rarely reported as a complication of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We describe the case of a 67-year-old female with past medical history of primary biliary cirrhosis presenting for a 1-day history of left upper quadrant pain. Investigations were in favor of splenic infarcts secondary to portal hypertension. The patient improved with conservative management and no recurrence was noted on further follow-up. Splenic infarction must be kept in mind when a patient with cirrhosis presents with left upper quadrant abdominal pain without a clear source. S. Karger AG 2017-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5301108/ /pubmed/28203139 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000456604 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
title_full Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
title_fullStr Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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title_short Spontaneous Splenic Infarcts in a Cirrhotic Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301108/
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