Traumatic rupture of a giant congenital splenic cyst presenting as peritonitis

Splenic cysts are uncommon, with large cysts and complications being rare. We describe a 6-year-old patient who initially presented 1 day after falling onto her abdomen at the playground with worsening abdominal pain and distention. An ultrasound of the abdomen demonstrated free abdominal fluid in a...

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Main Authors: Alexander Tassopoulos, MD, Melissa Wein, MD, Annette Segura, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316304071