title: Splenic rupture following a diagnostic upper endoscopy.
abstract: Complications following endoscopic procedures have been rarely reported and spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen is an exceptional complication following a gastroscopy. This paper reports a case of a spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen following a gastroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Pamela Estévez-Boullosa, Pedro A Alonso-Aguirre, Ignacio Couto-Worner, Marta Blanco-Rodriguez, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital La Coruña, La Coruña 15009, Spain.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Estevez-Boullosa
authors.forename: Pedro A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Alonso-Aguirre
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Couto-Worner
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanco-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Llano-Monelos
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Gonzalez