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Blunt abdominal trauma with delayed rupture of splenic haematoma in a haemophiliac patient
Author(s) -
Samaiya A.,
Gupta S.,
Chumber S.,
Kashyap R.,
Dewanda N. K.,
Vashisht S.,
Choudhry V. P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.2001.00499.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal trauma , splenectomy , abdomen , blunt , surgery , shock (circulatory) , abdominal pain , blunt trauma , upper abdomen , haemophilia , radiology , spleen
A 13‐year‐old haemophilia A patient presented with pain in the abdomen, 4 days after a blunt abdominal trauma. The computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed a large splenic haematoma. The patient was initially managed with factor VIII replacement therapy, but 4 weeks later he had a delayed rupture of the splenic haematoma with haemoperitoneum and shock. An elective splenectomy under factor VIII therapy was successfully performed.