Spontaneous arterial calcification: a possible etiology for spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient on maintenance hemodialysis

Blood Purif. 2014;38(2):96-9. doi: 10.1159/000365385. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

Abstract

Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is a rare condition in contrast to traumatic splenic hematoma, and vascular abnormality has rarely mentioned as an etiology in SSR with patients who had chronic kidney disease. We reported a 80-year-old female whose SSR might be related to splenic arterial calcification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / pathology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Spleen / blood supply
  • Spleen / injuries*
  • Spleen / surgery
  • Splenic Artery / metabolism
  • Splenic Artery / physiopathology*
  • Splenic Artery / surgery
  • Splenic Rupture / etiology*
  • Splenic Rupture / pathology
  • Splenic Rupture / physiopathology
  • Splenic Rupture / surgery
  • Vascular Calcification / complications*
  • Vascular Calcification / pathology
  • Vascular Calcification / physiopathology
  • Vascular Calcification / surgery

Substances

  • Calcium