Intestinal obstruction caused by infarcted splenic hemangioma with renal vein thrombosis in a newborn: a case report
Lee, C-Hsing.
International Surgery 87(3): 157-159
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-8868 PMID: 12403090 Document Number: 551463
The spleen in newborns, infants, and children is rarely involved in a variety of pathological processes. These processes may involve an isolated splenic disease or may be a part of a systemic illness. Renal vein thrombosis in infants of diabetic mothers has been reported. We report a case of a newborn with intestinal obstruction caused by an infarcted splenic hemangioma and renal vein thrombosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest case with both above-mentioned diagnoses and causes of intestinal obstruction in the English medical literature.