title: Intestinal obstruction caused by infarcted splenic hemangioma with renal vein thrombosis in a newborn: a case report.
abstract: The spleen in newborns, infants, and children is rarely involved in a variety of pathological processes. These processes may involve an isolated splenic disease or may be a part of a systemic illness. Renal vein thrombosis in infants of diabetic mothers has been reported. We report a case of a newborn with intestinal obstruction caused by an infarcted splenic hemangioma and renal vein thrombosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest case with both above-mentioned diagnoses and causes of intestinal obstruction in the English medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan. hsing88@ms14.hinet.net
authors.forename: Chien-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D012082:Renal Veins; D013156:Splenectomy; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator