Splenic Abscess after Sleeve Gastrectomy. (13th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aoun, Rany; Gabriel, Michel; El Haddad, Elias; Noun, Roger; Chakhtoura, Ghassan
• Other Names: Butany Jagdish Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04-13
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/4850675
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Splenic abscess is a very rare complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Clinical presentation includes fever, leucocystosis, and abdominal pain. CT SCAN is a must for diagnosis. The preferred treatment is either conservative, with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous drainage, or splenectomy. We report the thirteen case of a splenic abscess after LSG. In our patient, the abscess occurred three weeks after LSG in a 21-year-old man, and it was successfully treated conservatively.