Two rare cases of spontaneous splenic rupture

Randriamarolahy, Anja; Cucchi, Jean Michel; Brunner, Philippe; Garnier, Georges; Demarquay, Jean-François; Bruneton, Jean Noël

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.09.004

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Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 306-308, July 2010

Two rare cases of spontaneous splenic rupture

Anja Randriamarolahy
- Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 377 97 98 96 44; fax: +33 377 97 96 96 97.
Jean Michel Cucchi
- Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France
Philippe Brunner
- Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France
Georges Garnier
- Service de Médecine, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France
Jean-François Demarquay
- Service de Gastro-entérologie, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France
Jean Noël Bruneton
- Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, 1, avenue Pasteur, 98012 Monaco Cedex, France

Received 19 August 2009; accepted 18 September 2009. published online 04 January 2010.

Abstract

The rupture of the spleen, not secondary to external trauma, is rare. Two cases are reported. The first case occurred in a patient with an aggressive form of lymphoma, and the second in a patient following a colonoscopy. In the rare occurrences of spontaneous rupture, radiological imaging, in particular by computed tomography, will lead to the diagnosis and help in deciding the correct treatment.

Keywords: Splenic rupture, Lymphoma, Colonoscopy, CT