title: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen - a rare case.
abstract: The study presented two cases of spontaneous rupture of the spleen. Both patients were treated at the Department of General, Oncological, and Endocrinological Surgery. The first patient underwent splenectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful. The second patient was subject to pharmacological treatment because of non-acceptance to surgical intervention. The patient died during the following hospitalization. Both patients received oral anticoagulants, due to atrial fibrillation and an implanted heart valve. History of previous trauma was absent. The study presented a detailed description of the clinical course of splenic rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Surgical Nursing with the Scientific Research Laboratory Faculty of Health Sciences, The Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Kielce.
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matykiewicz
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Głuszek
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome