Association of Atraumatic Splenic Rupture and Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report with Literature Review

Lidija Ljubicic; Vibor Sesa; Silvija Cukovic-Cavka; Ivan Romic; Igor Petrovic

doi:10.1155/2022/8743118

Association of Atraumatic Splenic Rupture and Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report with Literature Review

Case Rep Surg. 2022 Feb 14:2022:8743118. doi: 10.1155/2022/8743118. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Lidija Ljubicic¹, Vibor Sesa², Silvija Cukovic-Cavka^{2

3}, Ivan Romic⁴, Igor Petrovic^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
² Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
³ School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Abstract

Atraumatic splenic rupture is an uncommon complication of acute pancreatitis. This article presents a case of a 35-year-old patient presenting with acute pancreatitis who subsequently developed a splenic vein thrombosis and splenic rupture requiring a laparotomy and splenectomy. This rare but life-threatening complication requires prompt recognition and management in patients with pancreatitis who develop sudden hemodynamic instability.

Publication types

Case Reports