Laparoscopic splenectomy and transdiaphragmatic drainage of splenic abscess communicated with the pleural space: A case report

• Main Authors: Andrés Felipe Marín Giraldo (Author), Adriana Marcela Arenas-Rojas (Author), Cristina Guerrero Villota (Author), Carlos Alberto Melo Hernández (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Splenic abscess is a very rare pathology in the pediatric age, and the association with complications such as spontaneous drainage to the pleural cavity is even rarer. There is very little information in the literature regarding the best diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Case presen...