Splenosis: an unusual cause of intraabdominal hemorrhage.
A 31-year-old female presented to the emergency department with an acute onset of severe abdominal pain. She developed hypovolemic shock from an intra-abdominal bleed. At laparotomy she was found to be bleeding from two areas of splenosis on the uterine ligament. The patient had sustained a ruptured spleen 22 years prior and had no symptomatology from her areas of splenosis. A short review of splenosis is presented.
Feferman
I
I
Scarborough General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Cramer
J
J
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications