Nonoperative management of delayed splenic rupture in a patient with hemophilia B

Nonoperative management of splenic lacerations has become the standard of care in hemodynamically stable patients. The decision to manage a patient nonoperatively is much more difficult when the patient has a known bleeding disorder. There are a few case reports in the literature describing nonoperative management of splenic trauma in children with hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency), but only one case report of a patient with hemophilia B (factor IX deficiency) and a splenic laceration successfully managed nonoperatively. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with a grade 4 splenic laceration, acute blood loss anemia, and hypotension that was managed nonoperatively.