PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. J. Lanigan
TI  - Spontaneous rupture of a splenotic nodule.
AID  - 10.1136/pgmj.66.781.971
DP  - 1990 Nov 01
TA  - Postgraduate Medical Journal
PG  - 971--973
VI  - 66
IP  - 781
4099  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/66/781/971.short
4100  - http://pmj.bmj.com/content/66/781/971.full
SO  - Postgrad Med J1990 Nov 01; 66
AB  - A case is presented of spontaneous rupture of splenic tissue occurring 14 years after a splenectomy was carried out for trauma. Spontaneous rupture of a splenotic nodule has not previously been described and it may be added to the list of causes of spontaneous haemoperitoneum. The incidence and function of residual splenic tissue are briefly discussed and other causes of splenic rupture are outlined.