Spontaneous arterial calcification: a possible etiology for spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis.
Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is a rare condition in contrast to traumatic splenic hematoma, and vascular abnormality has rarely mentioned as an etiology in SSR with patients who had chronic kidney disease. We reported a 80-year-old female whose SSR might be related to splenic arterial calcification.
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Hsin-Tien District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Yi-Chou
YC
Hou
Yen-Lin
YL
Chen
Kuo-Cheng
KC
Lu
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
D002118:Calcium