Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treatment of splenic tumors has rarely been reported. Here we describe our experiences of undergoing RFA in three patients with solitary metastatic (n=2) and benign (n=1) tumors of the spleen. Two patients also had underlying cirrhotic hypersplenism. A 53-year-old male with solitary splenic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma underwent laparoscopical RFA o...

INTRODUCTION The management of splenic injuries has shifted from splenectomy to splenic preservation owing to the risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI). This study aimed to identify the factors that determine splenectomy in patients with isolated splenic injuries, with a view to increasing the rate of splenic preservation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Files of 55 patients managed for...

We present the case of a 16-year-old male who asked in an emergency department for sudden abdominal pain since many hours and loss consciousness. Few days before, he had odynophagia high fever. Leucocytosis with lymphocytosis predominance analysis splenic rupture hemoperitoneum echography computerized tomography was shown. The treatment consisted urgent surgery (splenectomy), which uneventful. ...

introduction delayed splenic rupture (dsr) is an unusual outcome following blunt abdominal trauma. although dsr is defined as bleeding more than 48 hours after blunt trauma in a previously hemodynamically stable patient, a review of the reported cases in the literature shows that in almost all of the cases the initial ct imaging revealed some form of damage to the spleen. case presentation here...

Splenic nerve denervation abrogates enhanced splenic cytokine gene expression responses to acute heating, demonstrating that hyperthermia-induced activation of splenic sympathetic nerve discharge (SND) increases splenic cytokine gene expression. Hypothermia alters SND responses; however, the role of the sympathetic nervous system in mediating splenic cytokine gene expression responses to hypoth...

This study aimed to describe a case in which an isolated splenic metastasis was synchronous with the colonic primary and a concomitant splenic abscess was associated. A wide review of the literature was also performed. A 54-year-old woman with abdominal pain and fever was admitted to our department. Abdominal CT revealed two low-density areas in the spleen and wall-thickening of the left coloni...

Spontaneous splenic rupture, also referred to as atraumatic splenic rupture, is a rare but life-threatening emergency condition. Without timely diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate of splenic rupture approaches 100%. The etiology of atraumatic splenic rupture varies; it is reportedly associated with neoplasms or splenic infection, but is rarely encountered in patients with both condition...

Splenic abscess is an infrequent complication of enteric fever caused by Salmonella typhi. The incidence rate ranges from 0.14-2%. Clinical manifestations are often nonspecific and may be presented as with left upper quadrant abdominal pain a palpable tender mass. Diagnosis difficult splenic management based on surgical interventions antibiotic therapy. In this case report we would like to high...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE the close anatomic relationship of the pancreas with the splenic vessels and the spleen is responsible for splenic complications in the course of acute pancreatitis. Our objective was to report two cases of severe acute pancreatitis complicated by splenic infarction. PATIENTS in a three-month period of time two patients were diagnosed with splenic infarction secondary...

Splenic injuries are amongst the most frequent trauma-related which requires emergency surgeries demanding meticulous surgical and anesthetic management. The aim while managing splenic trauma patients, is to restore homeostasis normal pathophysiology in body by achieving hemostasis with an splenectomy. To date, there have been few reports describing anaesthetic management of COVID-19 patients p...