J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 83(12): 1437-1440, 1982
Original article
A RARE CASE OF Niemann-Pick’s DISEASE DEVELOPING SPONTANOUS RUPTURE OF THE SPLEEN
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1) Second Department of Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine Shigeki Maruyama1), Hiroaki Kuroda1), Masashi Sageshima1), Katsuaki Ito1), Hiroshi Hara1), Tohru Mori1), Manabu Gomyoda2) |
The patient, 55 years old man, was transferred to us complaining severe abdominal pain and received an urgent laparotomy based on the diagnosis of acute abdomen. Massive hemorrhage due to the rutpture of the spleen was noted, and splenectomy was therefore performed. Postoperative course was uneventful. Histological and biochemical examinations of the specimen revealed the diagnosis of Niemann-Pick's disease in type B.
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