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Splenic tear causing a hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery

Fabrizio Ceresa, Giuseppe Francio, Pasquale Aldo Intili, Francesco Patanè

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Hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery is a very rare but life-threatening complication. We have only found a few cases described in the literature, in which the intra-abdominal hemorrhages were caused by liver bleeding, due to direct hepatic trauma or spontaneous hepatic rupture. We describe the first case of hemoperitoneum caused by a spontaneous rupture of the spleen.

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Hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery is a very rare but life-threatening complication. We have only found a few cases described in the literature, in which the intra-abdominal hemorrhages were caused by liver bleeding, due to direct hepatic trauma or spontaneous hepatic rupture. We describe the first case of hemoperitoneum caused by a spontaneous rupture of the spleen.

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Hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery is a very rare but life-threatening complication. We have only found a few cases described in the literature, in which the intra-abdominal hemorrhages were caused by liver bleeding, due to direct hepatic trauma or spontaneous hepatic rupture. We describe the first case of hemoperitoneum caused by a spontaneous rupture of the spleen.

Key concepts: Hemoperitoneum, Medicine, Complication, Surgery, Spleen, Cardiac surgery, Abdominal trauma, Heart failure

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