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KMID : 0371320110810050360
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2011 Volume.81 No. 5 p.360 ~ p.362
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Splenic infarction as a complication of celiac artery thromboembolism: an unusual cause of abdominal pain
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Genc Volkan
Cetinkaya Omer Arda
Kayilioglu Ilgaz
Karaca Ahmet Serdar
Cipe Gokhan
Unal Ali Ekrem
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Abstract
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Splenic infarction is a relatively uncommon diagnosis and this clinical presentation can mimic other causes of acute abdominal pain. Cardiologic and hematologic disorders are common reasons for this entity. There have been a few series and single case reports of splenic infarction published in peer-reviewed medical journals. We report a 53-year-old patient who had splenic infarction caused by celiac artery thromboembolism. The importance of this case, without any etiological predisposing factors, is that this kind of clinical situation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.
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KEYWORD
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Splenic infarction, Celiac artery, Embolism, Abdominal pain
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