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22 October 2024 : Case report  Bulgaria

Splenic Rupture Following Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy: A Case Requiring Emergency Splenectomy

Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care

Dzhevdet Chakarov12ACDE, Dimitar Hadzhiev12ADE*, Elena Hadzhieva12EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944890

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944890

Table 2. Global extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy spleen rupture cases published in full text in the available literature.

RefAuthorPatient age (Yrs)Patient sexTime to surgery in hoursSpleen trauma gradeHemoglobin valuesTotal received shocksPowerComplications & outcome
1 Marinkovic 201554MaleBefore 24IIINA25006Uneventful
5 Raeymaeckers 201741MaleNOMI9.9 g/dLNANAUneventful
6 Marcuzzi 199170MaleAfter 24III67 gm/16,00019Uneventful
7 Rashid 199660FemaleBefore 24NA10.3 g/dL300024NA
8 Fugita 199837MaleAfter 24III9.9 g/dL240024Uneventful
9 Kastelan 200554MaleBefore 24IIINA250014.9Uneventful
10 White 200861FemaleAfter 24IVNANANAUneventful
11 Willekens 201541MaleNOMINANANAUneventful
12 Chacon 201662FemaleAfter 24IVNANANAUneventful
13 Zodda 201770MaleAfter 24III11.3 g/dLNANAUneventful
14 Salih 202033MaleNOMINA25001 to 7Uneventful
15 Patel 202082FemaleBefore 24III7.2 g/dLNANAUneventful
NA – not available; NOM – non-operative management.

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