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Ruptura esplénica después de terapia anticoagulante en un paciente con antecedente de COVID-19: reporte de caso
Journal
Cirugía y Cirujanos
ISSN
0009-7411
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
López-Almanza, Perla Ximena
Martínez-Garza, Pablo A.
González-Hermosillo-Cornejo, Daniel
Montalvo-Domínguez, Gerardo A.
Álvarez-Hernández, Diego A.
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
We present the case of a 75-year-old man with a history of COVID-19 and splenic infarct treated with enoxaparin, who presented with intense abdominal pain and tomographic findings of free peri-splenic fluid and a hyperdense image in the spleen. An emergency laparotomy was performed, with findings of a splenic rupture at the vascular hilum. Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare and fatal entity that should be suspected in a patient with history of COVID-19 who presents with acute abdominal pain after the administration of heparin.
