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Published on September 21, 2009, doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.216762

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2009;9:1049.

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Splenic tear causing a hemoperitoneum after cardiac surgery

Fabrizio Ceresa 1*, Giuseppe Francio 1, Paquale Aldo Intili 1, Francesco Patane 1

1 Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ceresa77{at}hotmail.com.


  Abstract
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. Keywords: Hemoperitoneum; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiac surgery




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