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- Splenic rupture, often caused by trauma, can be life-threatening, while spontaneous rupture is much rarer.
- An 84-year-old man initially treated for pneumonia experienced sudden abdominal pain and unstable blood pressure, leading to the discovery of a spontaneous splenic rupture.
- After surgery, a tissue exam revealed a splenic hamartoma, which had previously gone unnoticed in medical imaging.
Article Abstract
Splenic rupture is a life-threatening condition that is most frequently of traumatic etiology. Atraumatic or spontaneous splenic rupture is much rarer and less frequently reported. We present a case of an 84-year-old male patient initially hospitalized for pneumonia, who developed sudden abdominal pain and hemodynamic instability. Further investigations revealed a spontaneous splenic rupture. Histopathological examination postsplenectomy identified a splenic hamartoma, which had not been visualized on prior imaging studies.
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