title: Spontaneous splenic rupture due to extensive venous malformation with consumptive coagulopathy: treatment with splenic artery embolization.
abstract: Extensive venous malformation (VM) is often associated with chronic consumptive coagulopathy, which may result in bleeding complications. We report herein the case of a 25-year-old man with extensive VM involving the left lower extremity who presented with hypovolemic shock and abdominal distension without abdominal trauma. Abdomen computed tomography revealed splenic rupture with massive hemoperitoneum. He was managed successfully by repeated splenic artery embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osuga
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ukai
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*