Case - Sub Capsular Splenectomy for Delayed Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a Case of Sickle Cell Anemia

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Sub Capsular Splenectomy for Delayed Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a Case of Sickle Cell Anemia

Presented by:	World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Dhananjaya Sharma
Summary points:	A 50-year-old male presents with severe pain over left hypochondrium and left lower chest wall and reports moderate fever on and off for 1 month. Physical examination, ultrasonography, biochemistry, surgery, and histology are described; images provided. The authors discuss delayed rupture of the spleen and the merits of subcapsular splenectomy (from within the pseudo capsule formed due to inflammation).
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