Delayed splenic rupture following abdominal trauma: a case report

Erick Hidrogo O.; Reynaldo D. Fierro J.; Luis F. Bustamante S.; Ángel A. Becerril B.; Alan J. Gutiérrez P.; Iberia M. Ossa N.; Pablo A. Mendoza S.; Hector U. Quiroga J.

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20241982

Authors

Erick Hidrogo O. Department of Surgery, ISSSTE Hospital General Dr. Francisco Galindo Chávez, Torreón, Coahuila, México
Reynaldo D. Fierro J. Department of Surgery, ISSSTE Hospital General Dr. Francisco Galindo Chávez, Torreón, Coahuila, México
Luis F. Bustamante S. Department of Surgery, ISSSTE Hospital General Dr. Francisco Galindo Chávez, Torreón, Coahuila, México
Ángel A. Becerril B. Department of Surgery, ISSSTE Hospital General Dr. Francisco Galindo Chávez, Torreón, Coahuila, México
Alan J. Gutiérrez P. Department of Surgery, ISSSTE Hospital General Dr. Francisco Galindo Chávez, Torreón, Coahuila, México
Iberia M. Ossa N. Department of Surgery, Hospital General de Reynosa, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
Pablo A. Mendoza S. Department of Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Miguel Silva, Morelia, Michoacán, México
Hector U. Quiroga J. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20241982

Keywords:

Abdominal injuries, Blunt splenic injury, Delayed splenic rupture, Latent period of Baudet

Abstract

We present the case of a 20-year-old male who presents multiple traumas of the abdomen 26 days prior to his return to the emergency room. Going again to evaluation with frank data of peritoneal irritation, since there is no hemodynamic commitment, a contrasted abdomen computed tomography (CT) scan is requested, finding a grade III splenic lesion, which is why he is admitted for emergency splenectomy. This case reports a splenic injury with the need for delayed splenectomy.

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