UNASSIGNED: Background: Splenic injuries occur in 1-5% of blunt @entity1661 cases. After @entity548 , secondary delayed @entity397 can occur with a latency of one day to a month or longer. Mortality is then up to 15%. The @entity130 is almost always recognisable on CT or ultrasound. Case History: In one case from our clinic, secondary @entity9440 occurred in a @entity1 after discharge from hospitalisation, even though the initial CT and ultrasound were unremarkable. The @entity1 survived, and underwent emergent splenectomy 8 days after the @entity130 . An expert review of the case identified no errors in treatment. Conclusion: No case of secondary @entity9440 after initially unremarkable diagnostic studies and clinical course has previously been published. Secondary @entity9440 has a high mortality rate. @entity1 should be advised of potential complications after hospital discharge, and should return to the hospital immediately in case of symptoms.

[Secondary XXXX after Initially Inconspicuous CAT Scan].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patient'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['initial haemorrhagic compression'] @entity1661 :: ('MESH:D000008', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal trauma'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['spleen rupture'] @entity9440 :: ('MESH:D013161', 'Disease') :: ['splenic rupture'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['spleen injury', 'trauma']
@entity9440 :: (MESH:D013161,Disease) :: ['Splenic Rupture']
