Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric splenosis; A case report and literature review
Hiranyatheb, P.; Euanorasetr, C.; Suwanthanma, W.; Supsamutchai, C.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 96(6): 749-755
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 23951834 Document Number: 15929
Splenosis is a common condition found in a case that has a history of splenic trauma or splenectomy. It is usually a non-significant condition in clinical practice. However, splenosis can give rise to some complications including gastrointestinal hemorrhage as in the present case. The authors report here a case of gastric splenosis presenting with active upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage that was eventually managed with surgical resection, and the literature regarding splenosis was reviewed.
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