Korean J Crit Care Med.  2010 Jun;25(2):104-106. 10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.2.104.

Delayed Splenic Rupture with a 1-month Latent Period after Minor Trauma: A Case Report

• Lee JS
• Kwon OY
• Choi HS
• Hong HP
• Ko YG

• KMID: 2228237
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2010.25.2.104

Abstract

Delayed splenic rupture is a rare complication of blunt abdominal trauma in which the time interval from injury to splenic rupture is > 48 hours. The diagnosis can be challenging if the history of trauma is remote, or initially missed, because symptoms may present subtly and without classic historical associations. We report a case of delayed rupture of the spleen from remote, minor trauma that required an emergency splenectomy.

Keyword

abdominal injury; splenic rupture; trauma

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Injuries
Emergencies
Rupture
Spleen
Splenectomy
Splenic Rupture