Open AccessSplenic rupture following a diagnostic upper endoscopy
Author(s) -
P Estévez-Boullosa,
Alonso-Aguirre Pa,
I Couto-Worner,
M Blanco-Rodriguez,
de Llano-Monelos P,
Francisco J. Sánchez-González
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v2.i6.235
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopy , complication , spleen , surgery
Complications following endoscopic procedures have been rarely reported and spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen is an exceptional complication following a gastroscopy. This paper reports a case of a spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen following a gastroscopy.