Halitosis: a delayed complication of splenectomy.
Subphrenic abscess is a recognised complication of splenectomy, but fistulation into the stomach is extremely rare. This report describes a delayed complication of splenectomy presenting as offensive and socially disabling halitosis.
Boyce
K E
KE
Department of General Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK.
Cobb
R A
RA
D006209:Halitosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed