SUBCAPSULAR HAEMATOMA OF THE SPLEEN - A COMPLICATION OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS

  • Bogdan Socea 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Cristina Bogaciu 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Anca Nica 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Alexandru Smaranda 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Vladimir Ciobotaru 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Ovidiu Bratu 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 3Carol Davila Military Central Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Alexandru Carâp 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Vlad Denis Constantin 1The University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania & 2Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Keywords: splenic haematoma, subcapsular haematoma, pancreatitis

Abstract

The intimate relationship of the tail of the pancreas and the splenic hilum makes the spleen vulnerable to the inflammation of the body and the tail of the pancreas. The involvement of the spleen in pancreatitis is increasing and it includes lesions like perisplenic or intrasplenic pseudocysts, subcapsular hematomas, intrasplenic haemorrhage, splenic infarction and splenic rupture. We present the case of a nontraumatic subcapsular haematoma of the spleen in a patient with alcohol related pancreatitis

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Published
2020-01-01
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