title: Splenic infarction as a complication of celiac artery thromboembolism: an unusual cause of abdominal pain.
abstract: Splenic infarction is a relatively uncommon diagnosis and this clinical presentation can mimic other causes of acute abdominal pain. Cardiologic and hematologic disorders are common reasons for this entity. There have been a few series and single case reports of splenic infarction published in peer-reviewed medical journals. We report a 53-year-old patient who had splenic infarction caused by celiac artery thromboembolism. The importance of this case, without any etiological predisposing factors, is that this kind of clinical situation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Genc
authors.forename: Omer Arda
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: Ilgaz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kayilioglu
authors.forename: Ahmet Serdar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cipe
authors.forename: Ali Ekrem
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Unal