A Case of Atraumatic Splenic Rupture in a Patient with Hairy Cell Leukemia

Abstract

A41-year-oldwomanwasadmittedtoourhospitalforexaminationandtreatmentofleukemia.Her left abdominal pain worsened and anemia progressed. Computed tomography revealed an atraumatic splenic rupture with active bleeding. Thus, transcatheter embolization of the splenic artery was performed.Asthebleedingfromthespleenwasuncontrolled,splenectomywasperformed.Apathological diagnosisofhairycellleukemiawasmade.Thepatientwasdischargedonpostoperativeday9.Asher leukemiashowednoprogression,sheunderwentobservationfor30monthsafterthesurgery.