Splenic infarction as a complication of celiac artery thromboembolism: an unusual cause of abdominal pain

GENÇ V., ÇETİNKAYA Ö. A., Kayilioglu I., Karaca A. S., Cipe G., ÜNAL A. E.

JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SURGICAL SOCIETY, cilt.81, sa.5, ss.360-362, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.5.360
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SURGICAL SOCIETY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.360-362
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Splenic infarction, Celiac artery, Embolism, Abdominal pain, SPONTANEOUS DISSECTION, THROMBOSIS, AXIS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.