title: Spontaneous rupture of spleen masquerading as acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Splenic rupture most commonly follows blunt abdominal trauma. Nontraumatic rupture of the spleen is rare. Nontraumatic rupture of the spleen has been described in a variety of pathologic conditions, which include neoplastic, infectious, and hematologic diseases affecting the spleen. Spontaneous rupture of nondiseased spleen is extremely rare. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of spleen in a chronic alcoholic clinically simulating acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. Electronic address: jyotindu_debnath@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Jyotindu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.affiliation: 167 Military Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Samrat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Vikash
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Pathology 167 Military Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Shiv Pankaj
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*