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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 29;13(7):e16707.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16707. eCollection 2021 Jul.

A Rare Case of Occult Extra-Baudet Period in a Patient With Spontaneous Splenic Rupture

Snehasis Das  1 , Oseen Shaikh  1 , Naveen Kumar Gaur  1 , Chellappa Vijayakumar  1 , Uday Kumbhar  1
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A Rare Case of Occult Extra-Baudet Period in a Patient With Spontaneous Splenic Rupture

Snehasis Das et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Spontaneous splenic rupture in the extra-Baudet period is a rare phenomenon demanding a high clinical suspicion for diagnosis with prompt treatment. We present a case of a 39-year-old male presenting with left upper abdominal pain following six months after abdominal trauma. The patient underwent imaging studies showing a large subcapsular splenic hematoma with near-total parenchymal displacement and moderate hemoperitoneum. Sequential scans revealed a non-progressive resolving hematoma with no active extravasation. The patient underwent aggressive initial resuscitation followed by successful conservative management and was discharged.

Keywords: baudet period; blunt trauma; splenectomy; splenic hematoma; splenic rupture.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Computed tomography showing arterial phase showing peri-splenic hematoma (yellow arrow) and free fluid abdomen (red arrow). (A) Axial view. (B) Coronal view.
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Figure 2. Computed tomography showing (A) arterial phase showing peri-splenic hematoma (yellow arrow) (axial view) and (B) venous phase showing peri-splenic hematoma (red arrow) (coronal view).
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