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[Acute abdomen caused by spontaneous rupture of splenic hydatid cyst]
N Herrera Merino1, M Díaz del Río Botas, A Marinelli Ibarreta
1Departamento de Cirugía, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
We report a rare case of acute abdomen caused by the spontaneous rupture of a splenic hydatid cyst into the abdominal cavity, causing a massive hemoperitoneum due to accompanying rupture of the spleen which required splenectomy. A review is made of the literature on this rare entity, its treatment and its consequences and their prevention and treatment.