Massive splenic infarction after blunt abdominal trauma in a pediatric patient

Abstract

Splenic infarction is an entity that has been seen over time associated with various pathologies of neoplastic, infectious, hematological, or even immunological type. Management in most of these cases is done by treating the underlying cause of the splenic infarction. However, there is a rare cause such as abdominal trauma.

Keywords

• Splenic infarction
• Pediatric abdominal trauma