Dangerous proximity: splenic infarction after abdominal abscess

Am J Med. 2015 Feb;128(2):e7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.024. Epub 2014 Oct 30.

Authors

Ami Schattner¹, Meital Adi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel; Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: amiMD@clalit.org.il.
² Department of Radiology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel; Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 25448176
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Abscess / complications
Abdominal Abscess / diagnosis
Abdominal Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Splenic Infarction / complications*
Splenic Infarction / diagnosis
Splenic Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed