Description
A slightly enlarged spleen showing an extensive and organising subcapsular haematoma (the
capsule has been stripped and removed to display the haematoma).
History
This man was admitted to Hospital at the age of 29 following the onset of acute abdominal
pain some 3-4 hours before. The pain radiated to both shoulder-blades, but not to the back. an
exploratory laparotomy was undertaken and the lesion discovered with a moderate amount of blood
lying free in the abdominal cavity. Subsequently a history of being involved in a motor-vehicle
accident three weeks before was elicited.