Atraumatic splenic rupture precipitated by splenic vein thrombosis

Qiao Zhou; Chirag Shah; Jean-Michel Arthus; Harlan Vingan; John Agola

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.002

Atraumatic splenic rupture precipitated by splenic vein thrombosis

Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Mar 15;11(2):86-9. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2016.02.002. eCollection 2016 Jun.

Authors

Qiao Zhou¹, Chirag Shah², Jean-Michel Arthus², Harlan Vingan², John Agola²

Affiliations

¹ Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Radiology Department, 700 West Olney St, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA.
² Eastern Virginia Medical School, 6800 Gresham Dr., Norfolk, VA 23510, USA.

Abstract

We present the case of a 59-year-old man with atraumatic splenic rupture because of splenic vein thrombosis who was successfully treated with splenic artery embolization.

Keywords: Embolization; Splenic rupture; Splenic vein thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports