Familial spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with idiopathic splenomegaly—report of a case

Spontaneous splenic rupture in a healthy individual is a rare phenomenon. This article reports on a patient with an uneventful medical history, presenting with atraumatic splenic rupture. Three family members of the patients experienced the same in the past.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bakker, Ilsalien S., Hissink, Rutger J., Schaap, Hendrik M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28702168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx119
Descripción
Sumario:Spontaneous splenic rupture in a healthy individual is a rare phenomenon. This article reports on a patient with an uneventful medical history, presenting with atraumatic splenic rupture. Three family members of the patients experienced the same in the past.

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