Ruptured spleen
Encyclopedia : R : RU : RUP : Ruptured spleen
A ruptured spleen (or "splenic rupture") is one of the more common injuries due to trauma of the abdomen. If the trauma merely weakens the spleen, the rupture may not present itself until several days after the event.
Though it is usually caused by trauma, not disease, a diseased spleen is more vulnerable to trauma. Occasionally, such as in malarial infections, a spleen can rupture without trauma.
It is usually treated with a splenectomy.
Signs
- abdominal pain
- pain in the left shoulder
- hypotension
- tachycardia
See also
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.