Atraumatic splenic rupture was attributed to intra-cystic haemorrhage and hypersplenism in a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension: A case report
Liver cirrhosis with splenomegaly and portal hypertension has been described in the medical literature as increasing the risk of splenic rupture. We report a case of atraumatic splenic rupture in a male with liver cirrhosis associated with splenomegaly, which was further complicated by hypersplenism...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20901900 |