May 2022
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Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations
We report a rare case of a delayed splenic rupture, presenting five months after a blunt abdominal trauma in a 57 year old man. CT-angiography of the abdomen demonstrated a large intracapsular splenic hematoma with intra-abdominal free fluid, suggesting a rupture of the capsule. After failure of non-operative treatment, successful proximal embolisation of the splenic artery was performed.