'Not just another appendicitis!' - a case report of acute abdominal pain caused by splenic rupture secondary to isolated splenic peliosis.
We present the case of a 31-year-old man admitted with acute abdominal pain who was subsequently found to have a ruptured spleen. A splenectomy was performed as an emergency and he was discharged from hospital 4 days later. Histological analysis revealed isolated splenic peliosis as the underlying condition predisposing to his splenic rupture.
Qureshi
Samrina
S
Department of General Surgery, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
Choong
Andrew M T L
AM
Tadrous
Paul J
PJ
Bhutiani
Rajinder P
RP
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*