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Case report of a spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia treated by arterial splenic embolization

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is a rare phenomenon where the spleen ruptures without associated trauma. SSR can lead to an intra-abdominal haemorrhage and an acute abdomen that can be life threatening. CASE PRESENTATION: In this article, we present the case of an 81-...

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Autores principales: Tessely, Héloïse, Journe, Stéphane, Katz, Raphaël, Lemaitre, Jean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7900328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33607368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.01.101