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.
Orthopaedic Department, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. anachris@med.auth.gr
Anastasios G
AG
Christodoulou
Avraam
A
Ploumis
Ioannis P
IP
Terzidis
Kristalla
K
Timiliotou
Niki
N
Gerogianni
Charalambos
C
Spyridis
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*