Acute splenic rupture following laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum: A case report

Introduction: Splenic rupture after laparoscopic surgery is a very rare complication. In this study, we report a case of a splenic laceration that occurred during a laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement. The theorized mechanism in this case was acute disruption of a peri-splenic hematoma. Case rep...

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Main Authors: Jean-Luc Delafontaine, Rebecca Moreci, Navdeep S. Samra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644019300457