Open AccessSUBCAPSULAR HAEMATOMA OF THE SPLEEN - A COMPLICATION OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Author(s) -
Bogdan Socea,
Cristina Bogaciu,
Adriana Sarah Nica,
Alexandru Smaranda,
Vladimir Ciobotaru,
Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu,
Alexandru Carâp,
Vlad Denis Constantin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
romanian journal of emergency surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2668-8085
pISSN - 2668-7453
DOI - 10.33695/rojes.v1i1.8
Subject(s) - spleen , hilum (anatomy) , medicine , pancreatitis , splenic infarction , acute pancreatitis , pancreas , complication , hematoma , pancreatic pseudocyst , splenic disease , surgery , splenectomy
The intimate relationship of the tail of the pancreas and the splenic hilum makes the spleen vulnerable to the inflammation of the body and the tail of the pancreas. The involvement of the spleen in pancreatitis is increasing and it includes lesions like perisplenic or intrasplenic pseudocysts, subcapsular hematomas, intrasplenic haemorrhage, splenic infarction and splenic rupture. We present the case of a nontraumatic subcapsular haematoma of the spleen in a patient with alcohol related pancreatitis