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Splenic rupture following splenic vein thrombosis in a man with protein S deficiency. |
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| Authors: | N. Williams C. Gerrand N. J. London C. Chapman P. R. Bell |
| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. |
| Abstract: | We present a case of spontaneous splenic rupture in a man with splenic vein thrombosis. The splenic vein thrombosis appears to have been caused by protein S deficiency. We are not aware of this having been described before. |
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