Spleen rupture after surgery in Marfan syndrome scoliosis.
Spleen rupture occurred in a 14-year-old girl with Marfan syndrome after posterior spinal instrumented fusion and thoracoplasty for scoliosis. Splenectomy successfully treated this unusual complication of spinal surgery. The etiology, diagnosis, and management of spleen rupture following pediatric spinal surgery are discussed.
Christodoulou
Anastasios G
AG
Orthopaedic Department, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. anachris@med.auth.gr
Ploumis
Avraam
A
Terzidis
Ioannis P
IP
Timiliotou
Kristalla
K
Gerogianni
Niki
N
Spyridis
Charalambos
C
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*