%0 Journal Article
%T Spontaneous splenic rupture due to marginal zone lymphoma
%A Napat Pruekprasert
%A Natesh Yepuri
%A Robert N Cooney
%A Taewan Kim
%J Archive of "Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open".
%D 2017
%R 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000143
%X An 81-year-old man collapsed at home after complaining of left upper quadrant (LUQ) abdominal pain and presented to the local hospital. He was hypotensive on arrival, but stabilized with transfusion of 2 units of packed red blood cells. His abdominal examination was significant for LUQ tenderness with no signs of peritonitis. Abdominal CT scan (figure 1) revealed splenomegaly with grade 3 splenic injury and moderate hemoperitoneum. Blood work was significant for anemia and elevated creatinine (Cr 1.9£¿mg/dL). Spontaneous splenic rupture (SRS) was suspected and the patient was transferred to the nearest level 1 trauma center for management
%K abdominal hemorrhage
%K splenic rupture
%K splenectomy
%K acute care surgery
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887828/