Splenic Rupture Diagnosed with Bedside Ultrasound in a Patient with Shock in the Emergency Department Following Colonoscopy

West J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;16(5):758-9. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.6.27548. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Authors

William Mulkerin¹, Tsuyoshi Mitarai², Laleh Gharahbaghian³, Phillips Perera³

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fellow Physician, Stanford, California.
² Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford, California.
³ Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford, California.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Colonoscopy / adverse effects*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Point-of-Care Testing
Shock / etiology*
Splenic Rupture / complications
Splenic Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
Splenic Rupture / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography