%0 Journal Article
%T Splenic Abscess after Sleeve Gastrectomy
%A Aoun
%A Rany
%A Chakhtoura
%A Ghassan
%A El Haddad
%A Elias
%A Gabriel
%A Michel
%A Noun
%A Roger
%J -
%D 2020
%R https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4850675
%X Splenic abscess is a very rare complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Clinical presentation includes fever, leucocystosis, and abdominal pain. CT SCAN is a must for diagnosis. The preferred treatment is either conservative, with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous drainage, or splenectomy. We report the thirteen case of a splenic abscess after LSG. In our patient, the abscess occurred three weeks after LSG in a 21-year-old man, and it was successfully treated conservatively
%U https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2020/4850675/