Sub capsular splenectomy for delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia.
Splenic ruptures are mostly due to trauma and manifest at the moment of injury with symptoms of acute intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock. Spontaneous/pathological and delayed rupture of the spleen is not unknown. A case of delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia is being reported, which was treated with sub capsular splenectomy (from within the pseudo capsule formed due to inflammation).
Department of Surgery, Government NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur (MP) 482 003, INDIA . dhanshar@gmail.com.
Dhananjaya
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Sharma