Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric splenosis; A case report and literature review.
Splenosis is a common condition found in a case that has a history of splenic trauma or splenectomy. It is usually a non-significant condition in clinical practice. However, splenosis can give rise to some complications including gastrointestinal hemorrhage as in the present case. The authors report here a case of gastric splenosis presenting with active upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage that was eventually managed with surgical resection, and the literature regarding splenosis was reviewed.
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. pitichoteh@yahoo.com
Pitichote
P
Hiranyatheb
Chakrapan
C
Euanorasetr
Weerapat
W
Suwanthanma
Chairat
C
Supsamutchai
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017890:Splenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy