Open AccessDelayed Rupture of Occult Splenic Injury: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Chan CKM,
Chiu HS,
Chung CH
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790301000309
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , case presentation , emergency department , general surgery , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
We report on a case of splenic rupture that presented eleven days after a trivial injury. Possible explanations of the delay in presentation and ways for early detection are discussed. Emergency physicians should always bear this entity in mind before discharging patients with left thoracoabdominal injury.