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Title
Atraumatic splenic rupture in amyloidosis.
Authors
Renzulli, Pietro; Schoepfer, Alain; Mueller, Esther; Candinas, Daniel
Abstract
Splenic involvement in amyloidosis is rather frequent (5-10%). An atraumatic rupture of the affected spleen is however an extremely rare event. We report on a patient with undiagnosed amyloidosis who underwent emergency splenectomy for atraumatic splenic rupture.
Publication
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 1, p47