Rotura no traumática del bazo: experiencia con 10 casos

Ruptura esplénica espontánea en paciente con litiasis renal derecha

“…La RS tiene distintos orígenes (hematológicos, tumores primarios del bazo, metástasis esplénicas, enfermedades de almacenamiento, infecciosas, misceláneas, iatrogénicas); al no reconocer una lesión histopatológica se clasifica como espontánea 6,7 .…”

Hemoperitoneum secondary to an spontaneous rupture of the spleen mimmicking a duodenal perforated ulcera: A case report

“…Any cause that increases the pressure in the splenic venous territory and determines splenomegalia might favor the splenic rupture, considering this a risk factor for spontaneous rupture by itself (3). It is noted that any cause favoring splenic compression, such as the contraction of the diaphragm or the abdominal muscles, as in the mechanism of Valsalva or cough, might favor the spontaneous rupture of the enlarged spleen (1).…”

Splenic rupture following a diagnostic upper endoscopy

“…Splenic rupture has been described following trauma or related to different conditions involving the spleen consistent in hematological malignancies, infections (EpsteinBarr virus, HIV, malaria), metabolic disorders, splenic tumors, pregnancy, connective-tissue diseases and after some therapeutic and diagnostic procedures such as colonoscopy, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and leftside thoracotomy [1,2] . Serious complications such as perforation of a viscus or gastrointestinal haemorrhage have been rarely reported following endoscopic procedures and spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen is an exceptional complication following a gastroscopy [3] .…”