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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct 1;12(10):e10749.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10749.

Splenic Laceration: A Rare Complication of Abdominal Paracentesis

Ari Friedman  1 , Adel Chergui  1 , Ephraim Leiderman  1
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Case Reports

Splenic Laceration: A Rare Complication of Abdominal Paracentesis

Ari Friedman et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Abdominal paracentesis is a commonly performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedure with a low complication rate. Previously described complications include injury to the abdominal wall, small bowel perforation, and abdominal hemorrhage. Splenic injury has also been described as a complication from bedside procedures including colonoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, thoracentesis, and pleural biopsy. This case highlights a previously unreported complication from an abdominal paracentesis, splenic laceration.

Keywords: complication of treatment; paracentesis; procedure; splenic laceration.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Splenic Laceration
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