Splenic artery embolization as a treatment option for chronic pancytopenia secondary to hypersplenism: a case report and review of literature.
It is well known that splenectomy is the standard of care in the management of clinically significant hypersplenism; however, some patients are found to be unacceptably high risk to tolerate open or even laparoscopic surgery. We present a 62-year-old female with significant comorbidities who was declared a very high risk for any open surgical intervention. She underwent splenic artery embolization with remarkable improvement of her platelet count. Her postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged from the hospital on the fifth hospital day.
West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA. amousa@hsc.wvu.edu
Albeir
A
Mousa
Jennifer
J
Armbruster
Joseph
J
Adongay
Ali F
AF
AbuRahma
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010976:Platelet Count; D011859:Radiography; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome