title: Rupture of the spleen following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Case report.
abstract: In a 46-year-old woman endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, performed to evaluate acute pancreatitis, was followed by splenic rupture, probably due to manipulation of the patient on the X-ray table in combination with the endoscopic procedure. The excised spleen was histologically normal. Various causes of splenic rupture are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Akerhus Central Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trondsen
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rosseland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Solheim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*