Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Gastric Splenosis; A Case Report and Literature Review
Pitichote Hiranyatheb MD*, Chakrapan Euanorasetr MD*, Weerapat Suwanthanma MD*, Chairat Supsamutchai MD*
Affiliation : * Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Splenosis is a common condition found in a case that has a history of splenic trauma or splenectomy. It is usually a non-significant condition in clinical practice. However, splenosis can give rise to some complications including gastrointestinal hemorrhage as in the present case. The authors report here a case of gastric splenosis presenting with active upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage that was eventually managed with surgical resection, and the literature regarding splenosis was reviewed.
Keywords : Splenosis, Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, Gastric
