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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2016

Splenectomy for E. coli abscess: A case report with a difficult preoperative diagnosis and unclear pathogenesis.

Marco Casaccia, Simona Macina, Rosario Fornaro, Marco Frascio, Tommaso Testa, Cesare Stabilini, Ezio Gianetta

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Marco CasacciaSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
Simona MacinaSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: simona.macina@gmail.com.
Rosario FornaroSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
Marco FrascioSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
Tommaso TestaSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
Cesare StabiliniSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
Ezio GianettaSurgical Clinic Unit II, Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Italy.
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Abstract

introductionIsolated splenic abscess is a rare clinical condition and remains a diagnostic dilemma. Clinical presentation is non-specific and the diagnosis is often delayed. Ultrasonography and CT scan are the gold standard. The treatment is still controversial: antibiotic therapy, percutaneous drainage (PCD) or splenectomy. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the clinical case of a patient, admitted to our Department because of abdominal pain, without fever. The preoperative radiological assesment showed three intrasplenic liquid collections, whose differential diagnosis was made between hematic collection and abscess. The treatment was splenectomy. The samples of collected liquid were positive for Escherichia Coli.

conclusionIn case of splenic abscess, splenectomy is the best therapeutic choice. The other therapeutical options like antibiotic therapy and PCD, can be used only in particular cases, but without the same efficacy.

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SplenectomySplenic abscessSplenic hematic collection

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