Erschienen in:
25.05.2021 | Letter to the Editor
Ruptured Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm 3 Years After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
verfasst von:
Khosrow Najjari, Mohammad Talebpour, Alireza Amirbeigi
Erschienen in:
Obesity Surgery
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Ausgabe 9/2021
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Excerpt
Bleeding after sleeve gastrectomy is uncommon and can be classified into intraluminal or intra-abdominal bleeding. Postoperative splenic artery pseudoaneurysm (SAP) is a rare entity and is hardly ever suspected, which can remain clinically silent but can present with massive hemorrhage and shock. We present a patient with a massive hemoperitoneum who had to undergo exploratory laparotomy because of hemodynamic compromise. He had undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy 3 years ago. The cause of the bleed was found to be a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery. …