Splenic abscess as a complication of acute pancreatitis
Duggal, R.K.; Ramachandran, K.A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 47(3): 338-339
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 10999133 Document Number: 506532
Though there is close anatomical proximity between pancreas and the spleen, the involvement of latter is extremely uncommon in acute inflammation of the pancreas. In this report, we present a case of splenic abscess as a complication of acute pancreatitis. The aspirate from the abscess yielded the organism, Klebsiella. We were able to successfully treat this case with percutaneous drainage along with parenteral antibiotics, and we did not have a resort to splenectomy.