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Left superior pulmonary venous thrombosis complicated with splenic infarction after video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy.

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A 72-year-old man underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy for small cell lung cancer. After 16 days, he experienced epigastric abdominal pain and vomiting, and was taken by ambulance to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a propagation of thrombus in

Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection presenting with complete splenic infarction and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Animal bites are typically harmless, but in rare cases infections introduced by such bites can be fatal. Capnocytophaga canimorsus, found in the normal oral flora of dogs, has the potential to cause conditions ranging from minor cellulitis to fatal sepsis. The tendency of C. canimorsus

Splenic infarction due to septic emboli from bacterial endocarditis: A previously unreported cause of hyperamylasaemia.

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We present what maybe the only case of splenic infarction causing hyperamylasaemia in a patient with bacterial endocarditis. A 49-year-old gentleman presented a 24 hour history of vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. Clinical examination showed diffuse upper abdominal tenderness, a mild tachycardia

Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain in an Adolescent Patient: Splenic Infarction in Absence of Causative Underlying Hematologic Disorder

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Splenic infarction is a rare medical condition that usually occurs in the setting of hematologic disorders. It is rarely seen in previously healthy adolescents. A wandering spleen increases the risk of splenic infarct due to risk of torsion and is more commonly seen in pregnancy due to increased

Massive splenic infarction in children with sickle cell anemia and the role of splenectomy.

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BACKGROUND Massive splenic infarction (MSI) is a very rare condition. Few reports of splenic infarction of various etiologies including hematological and non-hematological causes have been published. On the other hand, MSI in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is extremely rare. This report

A rare cause of acute abdomen: splenic infarction.

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Splenic infarction is a rare disorder. We have treated 4 patients during the last year. Abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant was the common complaint. Other complaints were fever, nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography showed infarcted areas in the spleen in all of the patients. Splenectomy

Acute Brucellosis with Splenic Infarcts: A Case Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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Splenic infarction is an extremely rare and unique presentation of brucellosis. Only few cases have been reported worldwide. We here report a case of a young man, presenting with acute onset of fever, left hypochondial pain, and vomiting. Further evaluation revealed multiple splenic infarcts and

[Splenic infarction at high altitude, Huaraz-Peru (3,100 masl)].

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We report three cases of splenic infarction in healthy men for the first time that amounted to high altitudes, observed in the hospital "Victor Ramos Guardia" Huaraz (3100 m). Case 1 (1995) of 55 years, born in Cuba, from Lima, caucasian suddenly presented acute abdominal pain in epigastrium,

Splenic infarct as a late complication of liver transplantation.

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Splenic infarct is a rare complication of portal hypertension. It has been reported as an early complication after successful liver transplantation when portal pressure returns to normal and the splenic size progressively declines. It has not been reported as a late complication of liver

Multiple splenic infarctions in a dog with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia: therapeutic implications.

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Splenic infarction (SI) is a rare clinical entity seldom encountered in veterinary medicine. Its most frequent causes include thromboembolic status, splenomegaly, and cardiac disease. Although thrombotic elements from the circulation provide the most common context for thromboembolic

Fatal, complete splenic infarction and hepatic infection due to disseminated Trichosporon beigelii infection: CT findings.

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We report on a 56-year-old woman with acute lymphocytic leukemia who presented with right upper quadrant pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Laboratory studies confirmed fungemia with Trichosporum beigelii, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated numerous low-attenuation

Hepatic and splenic infarction and bowel ischemia following endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis.

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN) is a well-established intervention to palliate malignant pain. We report a patient who developed hepatic and splenic infarction and bowel ischemia following EUS-CPN. A 69-year-old man with known lung cancer and pancreatic metastasis was

[Torsion and infarct of the spleen with benign lymphoid hyperplasia of the colon].

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A case of an infant with vomiting and a palpable abdominal mass is discussed. His preoperative studies showed a double right collecting system and a benign lymphoid hyperplasia of colon. The laparotomy showed a spleen in an abnormal position with total ischemic necrosis due to torsion of a pedicle.

Laparoscopic splenopexy for wandering spleen, a video demonstration of technique by encircling the spleen with polyglactin 910 woven mesh.

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Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity caused by absence of the spleen's peritoneal attachments, allowing the spleen to move freely within the peritoneal cavity [1]. This disease is most commonly seen in children and young women [1, 2]. Affected individuals are predisposed to complications

CAPS: a rare acute abdomen.

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An 11-year-old girl presented to the hospital with vomiting, left upper-quadrant pain and blood in the stool. An ultrasound scan showed no blood flow in the coeliac axis or the splenic artery. A contrast-enhanced CT scan then demonstrated no flow beyond the coeliac axis origin, a large clot in the

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