Late sequellae of a splenectomy
Peeters, R.; Van Vooren, W.; Hubens, A.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica 75(6): 645-651
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458 PMID: 1020586 Document Number: 106128
This is the case of a patient who underwent splenectomy after traumatic rupture of the spleen. After the operation, while on parenteral feeding, the patient presented with fever and septicemia during approximately 2 months; no origin to this could be found. Two months after the accident the patient died of perforation of a subdiaphragmatic abscess into the stomach and the lung. The authors discuss the possibilities of coming to an earlier diagnosis. They recognize the necessity of a more aggressive attitude to establish the diagnosis.