• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.34-37
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• 2013

Although a majority of patients with splenic rupture present acutely, up to 15% present with a delayed rupture days to weeks following a substantial abdominal injury. The mortality for patients presenting with acute splenic rupture is approximately 1% whereas that associated with delayed rupture approaches 15%. Although many cases of delayed splenic rupture have been reported, the majority of those reports present delayed splenic rupture associated with an underlying systemic disorder such as liver or kidney disease, or another hematologic disorder. We found a delayed splenic rupture case that documented the normal spleens of young healthy soldiers after trivial abdominal trauma, and we have had successful treatment experience with delayed rupture of a normal spleen after trivial trauma. Therefore, we want to review the literature and discuss the phenomenon of delayed rupture of the spleen following trivial trauma.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.52-55
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• 2011

The spleen is the most frequently injured organ following blunt abdominal trauma. However, delayed splenic rupture is rare. As the technical improvement of computed tomography has proceeded, the diagnosis of splenic injury has become easier than before. However, the diagnosis of delayed splenic rupture could be challenging if the trauma is minor and remote. We present a case of delayed splenic rupture in a patient with underlying liver cirrhosis. A 42-year-old male visited our emergency department with pain in the lower left chest following minor blunt trauma. Initial physical exam and abdominal sonography revealed only liver cirrhosis without traumatic injury. On the sixth day after trauma, he complained of abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating snacks. The patient was misdiagnosed as having acute gastroenteritis until he presented with symptoms of shock. Abdominal sonography and computed tomography revealed the splenic rupture. The patient underwent a splenectomy and then underwent a second operation due to postoperative bleeding 20 hours after the first operation. The patient was discharged uneventfully 30 days after trauma. In the present case, the thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly due to liver cirrhosis are suspected of being risk factors for the development of delayed splenic rupture. The physician should keep in mind the possibility of delayed splenic rupture following blunt abdominal or chest trauma.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.208-210
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• 2014

Rupture of the spleen is relatively common, both immediately and in a delayed fashion following significant blunt abdominal trauma. However, atraumatic splenic rupture rarely occurs. Multiple underlying pathologies have been associated with splenic rupture without trauma, including hematological, neoplastic, inflammatory and infectious conditions. In our case, a 21-year-old male without prior medical history visited the hospital with left upper quadrant abdominal pain that had started one day earlier. He had no history of trauma. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan found a collection of perisplenic fluid, accompanying a splenic rupture. Due to the patient's stable vital signs and lack of clinical progression of hemorrhage, he underwent conservative treatment. The patient was discharged at day 14 without complication. Rupture of a normal spleen without a history of trauma is not often reported, and it has long been a subject of debate. Ruptures of normal spleen almost always follow some kind of trauma, such as a car accidents or a fall from significant heights. Here, we report a case of spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen in the absence of other medical pathologies or triggering factors.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2020

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has been applied to evaluate parenchymal organs in human and veterinary medicine. However, to our knowledge, there is no report on the identification of active bleeding and the bleeding site in veterinary clinical patients. Herein, we describe the use of CEUS in two cases of abdominal bleeding caused by ruptured lesions with malignant abdominal tumors. One dog had a splenic hemangiosarcoma, which had metastasized to the liver; the other dog had hepatic cell carcinomas in the left hepatic lobe, which were lobectomized, and another nodule was identified in the right hepatic lobe. Immediately after the rupture of these oncogenic lesions was suspected, CEUS was performed to identify the bleeding sites. The active bleeding sites were confirmed by hyperechoic pooling signs in the arterial phase, and extravasation could be observed within the defects showing hypoechoic perfusions in the delayed phase of the CEUS. Microbubbles were also observed in the ascites; thus, CEUS could detect the presence of hemorrhage and accurately identify the bleeding site. Collectively, the study findings suggest the usefulness of CEUS in emergent situations as it enables rapid and noninvasive evaluation of bleeding points in case of active bleeding in dogs.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2004

관상동맥우회술의 경험이 축적됨에 따라 관상동맥우회술의 재수술은 증가하는 추세이나 아직까지 국내 보고는 미흡한 수준이다. 저자들은 관상동맥 재수술의 사망률, 유병률 등의 임상경험을 정리하고 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 1월부터 2002년 12월까지 관상동맥우회술의 재수술을 시행 받은 14명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 최초 수술 후 재수술까지의 기간은 평균 66$\pm$56 (3∼157)개월이었고 재수술 시 평균연령은 62.8$\pm$8.7 (51∼78)세였다. 2003년 6월 30일을 추적관찰 종료시점으로 하여 평균추적관찰 기간은 43$\pm$29 (8∼105)개월이었다. 재수술의 적응증은 이식편의 협착 또는 완전폐쇄가 11예(78.6%), 관상동맥질환의 진행이 1예, 그리고 두 가지 병리가 혼재한 경우가 2예였다. 결과: 입원기간 중 사망은 2예(14.3%)가 발생하였고 사망원인은 저심박출증이었다. 술 후 합병증은 총 7명(50.0%)의 환자에서 8예가 발생하였는데, 수술 전후 심근경색이 2예(14.3%), 종격동염이 1예(7.2%), 십이지장 궤양천공 1예, 허혈성 하지괴사 1예, 장간막경색에 따른 위장관 천공 1예, 지연 뇌경색 1예, 비장출혈 1예 등이었다. 조기사망 2예를 제외한 12명의 환자를 추적 관찰한 결과 만기사망은 1예가 발생하였고 추적관찰 종료시점에서 협심증을 호소하는 환자는 없었으며 모든 환자가 Canadian협심증분류 1급 또는 2급의 양호한 경과를 보였다. 결론: 관상동맥 재수술은 비교적 높은 유병률과 사망률을 보였으나 퇴원 후 환자상태는 양호하였으며 향후 경험의 축적과 노력이 요망된다.