Journal of Surgery

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Case Report

Abstract

Saad Slaiki*, Hicham El Bouhaddouti, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Ait Taleb and El Bachir Benjelloun

A spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare entity. The classic treatment remains splenectomy but several recent works has highlighted the value of conservative treatment. We report the case of a young man who had a spontaneous spleen rupture in association with idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura and who benefited from a conservative treatment.