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Spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen following bronchoplastic left lung lower lobectomy
Tomaz Stupnik1, Stanko Vidmar, Petra Hari
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Univerzitetni Klinicni Center Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. tomaz.stupnik@kclj.si
Abstract:
Rupture of the spleen is a common event associated with trauma, infectious diseases, neoplasia and many systemic disorders affecting the reticuloendothelial system. A rare subtype of rupture occurring spontaneously and arising from a normal spleen was recognized as a distinct clinicopathologic entity. It has been reported in association with trivial insults such as vomiting and coughing. We report a case of a patient with spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen observed after severe coughing on the 3rd postoperative day following bronchoplastic left lung lower lobectomy combined with S4, S5 segmentectomy.
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