title: Percutaneous drainage of spontaneous subcapsular haematoma of the spleen complicating chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Subcapsular haematoma of the spleen is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. In the literature only a handful of cases have been documented. The exact aetiology and natural history of this complication remains speculative and its management controversial. A case of spontaneous subacute haematoma of the spleen in a patient with chronic relapsing alcohol-related pancreatitis was reported. A percutaneous drainage was performed with good outcome. A review of the literature has demonstrated only one previous similar report.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT 2605, Australia. siloti@tpg.com.au
authors.forename: T L T
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Siu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome