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Robot-Assisted Radical Antegrade Modular Pancreatosplenectomy Including Resection and Reconstruction of the Spleno-Mesenteric Junction
Published on: January 3, 2020
[Splenic rupture in acute pancreatitis]
M C Garre Sánchez1, P García Muñoz, E Torrella Cortes
1Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia.
Abstract:
The case of a 42-years-old male with acute pancreatitis of ethanol origin and formation of pseudocysts in the tail of the pancreas is presented. The patient suddenly presented a picture of hypovolemic shock caused by rupture of the spleen. Emergency splenectomy with resection of necrotic tissue was performed and thrombosis of the splenic vein was observed. The patient evolved satisfactorily following surgery.
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