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Haemorrhagic shock due to spontaneous splenic haemorrhage complicating antiplatelet therapy: endovascular management

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Spontaneous splenic haemorrahge and rupture is a rare but life-threatening condition requiring urgent diagnosis and treatment. Splenic haemorrhage and rupture precipitated by thrombolytic or antiocoagulant therapy has been reported frequently in the literature, but only two cases due to ticlopidine and one case due to salicyclate have been reported. We report the case of a 54-year-old man with haemorrhagic shock due to spontaneous splenic haemorrhage and rupture following dual antiplatelet (aspirin and clopidogrel) therapy. He was successfully treated with selective angioembolization of the bleeding branch of the splenic artery.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Ida Scuder Road, 632004, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Garge S. Shaileshkumar MD, DNB Radiology, FVIR Intervention Radiology, Keshava N. Shyamkumar & Ahmed Munawwar

  2. Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Purushothaman Vijayan & Perakath Benjamin

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Shaileshkumar, G.S., Shyamkumar, K.N., Munawwar, A. et al. Haemorrhagic shock due to spontaneous splenic haemorrhage complicating antiplatelet therapy: endovascular management. Egypt J Intern Med 27, 154–156 (2015). https://doi.org/10.4103/1110-7782.174948

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