Spontaneous rupture of the spleen

Authors
Lashley, PM Ramesh, J Ferdinand, S
Citation
Pm. Lashley et al., Spontaneous rupture of the spleen, W I MED J, 47(4), 1998, pp. 172-173
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00433144 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
172 - 173
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-3144(199812)47:4<172:SROTS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A 10 year old boy presented to the surgical service of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with spontaneous rupture of the spleen and was later discovered to have chronic myeloid leukaemia He has been in haematological remission for five years following splenectomy and proportional to-interferon therapy.