Grade IV blunt splenic injury--the role of proximal angioembolization. A case report and review of literature.

The authors present a case of grade IV traumatic spleen rupture (AAST-OIS) and an Injury Severity Score of 21 and a Revised Trauma Score RTS=7.841, which was managed without surgery, but with proximal splenic angioembolization (SAE), with a positive outcome. Indications, types and side-effects of SAE are also discussed with regard to blunt spleen trauma and the benefits of SAE as non-operative treatment approach. It is the first case of a grade IV splenic laceration non-operatively managed to be published in Romania.

[Hydatid cyst of the head of the pancreas--a clinical case]. / Chist hidatic de cap de pancreas--caz clinic.

Case report of a 41-year-old man, admitted because of intense sclero-tegumentar jaundice, epigastric pain and brings. The altered general state, because of obstructive jaundice (the total bilirubyne 9.6 mg%, with D 5.8 mg% and I 3.8 mg%, the alkaline phosphatase 650 u.i./l) determined the effectuation in emergency of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which included also a minipapilosfincterothomy. On obtained the spectacular improvement of the jaundice (the total bilirubyne 1.3 mg%) which permitted the extension of the imagistics explorations, establishing the diagnostic of cystic tumour of the head of the pancreas, but on could't specify the etiology. On made the surgical approach, founding a hydatic cyst of the head of the pancreas; on practised the parasite inactivation, the cyst evacuation, pericysto-jejuno-anastomosis on a loop in Y "à la Roux" and cholecysto-gastro-anastomosis. The postoperative evolution was favourable.