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Splenosis involving the gastric fundus, a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report and review of the literature

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Title
Splenosis involving the gastric fundus, a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report and review of the literature
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Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, September 2016
DOI 10.2147/ceg.s91835
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Jason Reinglas, Kirstin Perdrizet, Stephen E Ryan, Rakesh V Patel

Abstract

Splenosis, the autotransplantation of splenic tissue following splenic trauma, is uncommonly clinically significant. Splenosis is typically diagnosed incidentally on imaging or at laparotomy and has been mistakenly attributed to various malignancies and pathological conditions. On the rare occasion when splenosis plays a causative role in a pathological condition, a diagnostic challenge may ensue that can lead to a delay in both diagnosis and treatment. The following case report describes a patient presenting with a massive upper gastrointestinal bleed resulting from arterial enlargement within the gastric fundus secondary to perigastric splenosis. The cause of the bleeding was initially elusive and this case highlights the importance of a thorough clinical history when faced with a diagnostic challenge. Treatment options, including the successful use of transarterial embolization in this case, are also presented.

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Unknown 3 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 33%
Unknown 2 67%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Arts and Humanities 1 33%
Unknown 2 67%
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#22,759,802
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#279
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