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air in spleen

Etiology: - perforated peptic ulcer with fistulization into spleen [1] Clinical manifestations: - likely depends on etiology - patient with perforated peptic ulcer presented with epigastric pain & left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain Radiology: - CT of abdomen Management: - splenectomy [1]

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spleen

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abnormal imaging

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  1. De Freitas S, Wong EG Air in the Spleen. N Engl J Med 2019; 381:566. Aug 8 PMID: 31390502 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1817266