PMC3982638_01
Computed tomography of splenic hematoma
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The next day (18 h after the procedure) a second CT was performed which showed a homogeneous mass lesion of the left subdiaphragmatic region in keeping with a splenic hematoma (Fig. 1).
Resected spleen with hematoma
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Splenectomy was performed (Fig. 2) with meticulous hemostasis and enterogastrostomy (stomach - jejunum) in order to bypass the obstructed duodenum.