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