Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen in Relation to a Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

J. ChappuisServices de chirurgie digestive, coelioscopique et thoracique, Bruxelles, Belgique.

C. SimoensServices de chirurgie digestive, coelioscopique et thoracique, Bruxelles, Belgique.

D. SmetsServices de chirurgie digestive, coelioscopique et thoracique, Bruxelles, Belgique.

R. DuttmannServices de et d’anatomo-pathologie, CHU Brugmann-ULB, Bruxelles, Belgique.

P. Mendesa da CostaServices de chirurgie digestive, coelioscopique et thoracique, Bruxelles, Belgique.View further author information

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A 35-year-old man was admitted for surgery with complaints of left upper abdominal quadrant pain, tachycardia and hypotension with no history of trauma. A splenomegaly had just been diagnosed one week before, during, the work up for asthenia. An immediate CT scan revealed an intraperitoneal haemorrhage with splenic rupture. During emergency laparotomy, a splenic rupture was found and a splenectomy was performed. Histopathology of the spleen confirmed the diagnosis of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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P. Mendes da Costa CHU Brugmann 4, place Van Gehuchten B-1020 Bruxelles, Belgique E-mail: [email protected]

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