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Title: | A rare case of oesophageal and gastric fundus necrosis following traumatic splenectomy. |
Author: | Bennett, Laura Gallagher, James |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publication Title: | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
Volume: | 9 |
Start Page: | rjac455 |
Abstract: | Abstract Oesophageal and gastric fundus necrosis are rare clinical entities and have not previously been reported concurrently. This case study describes oesophageal and gastric fundus necrosis in a 71-year-old female who developed chest pain post-splenectomy for infected splenic haematoma in the context of a fall. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy demonstrated oesophageal and gastric fundus necrosis. This was likely due to multiple factors including comorbidities, hypoperfusion, post-splenectomy state and herpes simplex virus oesophagitis. This finding is an important differential in the unwell patient with chest pain post-splenectomy and investigation with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy could be considered in the absence of another cause. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11054/2025 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac455 |
Internal ID Number: | 01959 |
Health Subject: | TRAUMATIC SPLENECTOMY CASE STUDY |
Type: | Journal Article Article |
Appears in Collections: | Research Output |
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