E14 WOUNDS www.woundsresearch.com Abstract: xxxxx Abstract: Traumatic spleen rupture is a common abdominal emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment to ensure the patient’s survival. The operative indications of spleenpreserving therapy and the choice of surgical methods directly affect prognosis. Preservation of splenic function is the principle clinical aim, an...

BACKGROUND Aeromonas species, particularly Aeromonas hydrophila, cause a wide spectrum of diseases in human being such as gastroenteritis; soft tissue infections including necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, peritonitis, and bacteremia; but pneumonia and respiratory tract infections are uncommon. METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS A 30-year-old victim of a motor vehicle crash...

CONTEXT Hemosuccus pancreaticus is a rare cause of upper chronic and intermittent gastrointestinal hemorrhage which cannot be easily detected by endoscopy. It is usually due to the rupture of a visceral aneurysm into the main pancreatic duct; splenic artery pseudoaneurysm associated with chronic pancreatitis represents the leading cause of this condition. The diagnosis is based on direct visual...

Factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency is a rare (autosomal recessive) genetic disorder which is associated with delayed bleeding symptoms that occur hour or days after trauma. Spontaneous rupture of visceral organs due to FXIII deficiency is a rare cause of abdominal pain with grave consequences and can be easily confused with other abdominal pathologies because of normal standard coagulation profile ...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with anticoagulant use is a rare but potentially lethal disorder. Lack of prompt recognition can be associated with poor patient outcomes. The use of novel oral anticoagulants is becoming more common and thus consideration of this disorder while evaluating a patient who presents with abdominal pain while using these agents is extremely important...

INTRODUCTION Splenic hematoma or rupture of the spleen is rare in the absence of trauma. This case report with a brief review of the literature is intended to raise awareness of splenic bleeding as an etiology of abdominal pain; it highlights the importance of a detailed social history. PRESENTATION OF CASE This report of an otherwise healthy 42-year old man details hemoperitoneum with spleni...

INTRODUCTION Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm of vascular origin carrying a very poor prognosis, partly due to its high metastatic potential. This disease presents frequently with splenic rupture and hemorrhage. We report the case of a 17-year-old woman who presented with rupture of a primary splenic angiosarcoma. CASE PRESENTATION The patient presented with diffuse abdominal p...

■ Evidence summary The annual incidence of infectious mononucleosis is somewhere between 345 and 671 cases per 100,000 in the US; it is highest in the adolescent age group. Splenic rupture is the leading cause of death in infectious mononucleosis, occurring in 0.1% to 0.2% of all cases. Based on this figure, approximately 100 cases of rupture may occur yearly in the US, only a few of which are ...