Abstract
Hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery is a very rare but life-threatening complication. We have only found a few cases described in the literature, in which the intra-abdominal hemorrhages were caused by liver bleeding, due to direct hepatic trauma or spontaneous hepatic rupture. We describe the first case of hemoperitoneum caused by a spontaneous rupture of the spleen.
MeSH terms
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery*
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Hemoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
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Hemoperitoneum / etiology*
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Hemoperitoneum / surgery
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
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Splenic Rupture / etiology*
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Splenic Rupture / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome