title: Splenic abscess in a patient with fecal peritonitis.
abstract: Splenic abscess is a rare entity normally associated with underlying diseases. We report a case of splenic abscess with large gas formation in a non-diabetic and non-immunosuppressed patient after surgery for colon perforation. The most frequent cause of splenic abscess is septic embolism arising from bacterial endocarditis. Splenic abscess has a high rate of mortality when it is diagnosed late. Computed tomography resolved any diagnostic doubt, and subsequent surgery confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Liver Surgical Unit, First Department of Surgery, General Hospital Konstantopoulio Agia Olga, Agias Olgas 3-5, New Ionia 14233, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spiros G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Delis
authors.forename: Petros N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Maniatis
authors.forename: Charikleia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triantopoulou
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papailiou
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dervenis
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001842:Bone and Bones; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed