Hemoperitoneum from splenic rupture in an expatriate
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A unique cause of hemoperitoneum: spontaneous rupture of a splenic hemangiopericytoma
Non-traumatic hemoperitoneum may be catastrophic if it is not promptly diagnosed and treated. It is critical to identify this clinical picture and treat any active bleeding. We report the first case in the literature (to our knowledge) of spontaneous hemoperitoneum caused by a cystic splenic hemangiopericytoma. Hemangiopericytomas represent a small subset of soft tissue sarcomas. They rarely or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.93100