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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · AJP Rep 2021; 11(02): e58-e60
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1727257
Case Report

Neonatal Rupture of the Spleen: Successful Treatment with Splenic Artery Embolization

Jelle W. Raats
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
,
Lievay van Dam
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
,
Pieter J. van Doormaal
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
,
Marjoleine van Hengel-Jacobs
3   Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
,
Hester Langeveld-Benders
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Abstract

Neonatal intra-abdominal hemorrhage has been rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of splenic injury in a neonate, highlighting the importance of a high-index suspicion in early recognition of this rare and potentially fatal injury. We report the first case of a neonate who had a splenic rupture and underwent successful endovascular treatment.

Keywords

splenic injury - endovascular treatment - interventional radiology - neonatal care - intra-abdominal hemorrhage - surgical emergency

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Publication History

Received: 04 July 2020

Accepted: 28 January 2021

Article published online:
27 May 2021

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