%0 Journal Article
%A Moya Sánchez, Elena
%A Medina Benítez, Antonio
%T Atraumatic splenic rupture as a complication of acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, an unusual disease.
%D 2017
%@ 1130-0108
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10905
%X We report the case of a patient with acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis and he suffered an atraumatic splenic rupture. Splenic rupture not associated with trauma is a rare entity that can occurs in normal spleen (spontaneous) or damaged spleen (pathological). This entity may be associated with local inflammatory processes, such as pancreatitis. Ultrasound is a non-invasive technique which is used in unstable patients. CT is useful for making a diagnosis of extension in patients with hemodynamic stability. Atraumatic splenic rupture as a complication of chronic pancreatitis is an unusual disease that requires a high index of suspicion which allows us an early diagnosis because it is a treatable entity that compromises the patient's life.
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