Frontiers in Pediatrics (May 2023)
Case report: a case of multiple splenic abscesses in a child and literature review
- Yingchun Yang,
- Yingchun Yang,
- Jian Liu,
- Jian Liu,
- Zebing Zheng,
- Zebing Zheng,
- Chengyan Tang,
- Chengyan Tang,
- Daiwei Zhu,
- Daiwei Zhu,
- Xingrong Xia,
- Xingrong Xia,
- Lu Huang,
- Lu Huang,
- Qing Du,
- Qing Du,
- Yongxing Hao,
- Yongxing Hao,
- Yuanmei Liu,
- Yuanmei Liu,
- Zhu Jin,
- Zhu Jin
Affiliations
- Yingchun Yang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Yingchun Yang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Jian Liu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Jian Liu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Zebing Zheng
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Zebing Zheng
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Chengyan Tang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Chengyan Tang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Daiwei Zhu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Daiwei Zhu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Xingrong Xia
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Xingrong Xia
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Lu Huang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Lu Huang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Qing Du
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Qing Du
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Yongxing Hao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Yongxing Hao
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Yuanmei Liu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Yuanmei Liu
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- Zhu Jin
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Zhu Jin
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guizhou Children Hospital, Zunyi, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1162527
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
Splenic abscesses in children are very rare, and multiple splenic abscesses are rarer. These lesions are difficult to diagnose quickly because of their low incidence and the low specificity of the associated clinical and imaging findings. The treatment of splenic abscesses includes conservative treatment, percutaneous drainage, and splenectomy, but the selection criteria for treatment are still unclear. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with multiple splenic abscesses. Her blood culture report was negative. We eventually confirmed the diagnosis by enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient underwent a successful laparoscopic total splenectomy, and her symptoms were resolved thereafter.
Keywords
- splenic abscess
- multiple splenic abscesses
- children
- laparoscopic total splenectomy
- enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
