First report of splenic rupture following deep enteroscopy
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Laparoscopic Splenectomy with Pericardial Devascularization for Hypersplenism and Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage Due to Portal Hypertension
Published on: November 15, 2024
Carlo Maria Girelli1, Roberta Pometta1, Corinna Facciotto1
1Carlo Maria Girelli, Giordano Bernasconi, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Hospital of Busto Arsizio, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy.
Abstract:
Splenic rupture is a rare complication of diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. Herein, we report for the first time a case of splenic rupture following therapeutic retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy, which occurred in an 85-year-old man who was treated for recurrent mid-intestinal bleeding that resulted from ileal angioectasia. This patient promptly underwent an operation and eventually recovered.
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