Massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to splenotic nodule of the gastric wall. A case report.
Splenosis results from autotransplantation of splenic tissue after traumatic splenic rupture or surgery. Usually asymptomatic, splenosis is an incidental finding at surgery, unrelated to the splenosis, for intestinal obstruction or suspected appendicitis or gynaecological pathology. This article describes a unique case of massive gastrointestinal bleeding caused by deep invasion of a splenotic nodule into the gastric wall.
Margari
Antonio
A
U.O. Chirurgia Generale "G. Marinaccio", Università degli Studi di Bari.
Amoruso
Michele
M
D'Abbicco
Dario
D
Notarnicola
Annarita
A
Epifania
Barbara
B
D004630:Emergencies; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017890:Splenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed