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Hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of a true splenic cyst
1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|December 5, 1998
Abstract:
A 34 year-old man presented with hemoperitoneum from a spontaneously ruptured spleen. At laparotomy, a 5-cm diameter splenic cyst was found to be ruptured. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a true splenic cyst of the mesothelial type. Spontaneous rupture with hemoperitoneum is a rare but potentially lethal complication of a true splenic cyst.