Publications by authors named "Kousuke Kamata"
Case: Vertebral artery injury is a low-frequency but high-mortality injury. The surgical approach to a bleeding vertebral artery injury is one of the most difficult procedures in trauma surgery.A 64-year-old woman was transported to our emergency department after being stabbed in the middle side of the right neck with a large kitchen knife.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[A case of angiosarcoma of the spleen with intraperitoneal bleeding].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
March 2014
Article Synopsis
- - A 56-year-old man experienced abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite before going into shock and dying from a ruptured splenic angiosarcoma, which had spread to his liver and bones.
- - Splenic angiosarcoma is rare and not well understood; symptoms may include splenic bleeding and abdominal pain, requiring careful monitoring for serious complications like coagulopathy.
- - Generally associated with a poor prognosis, the hope is that sharing this case will enhance clinical understanding and improve outcomes for future patients with angiosarcoma.