Splenic Abscess after Sleeve Gastrectomy

Case Rep Med. 2020 Apr 12:2020:4850675. doi: 10.1155/2020/4850675. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Splenic abscess is a very rare complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Clinical presentation includes fever, leucocystosis, and abdominal pain. CT SCAN is a must for diagnosis. The preferred treatment is either conservative, with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous drainage, or splenectomy. We report the thirteen case of a splenic abscess after LSG. In our patient, the abscess occurred three weeks after LSG in a 21-year-old man, and it was successfully treated conservatively.

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