<unk>  is a condition in which blood flow supply to the spleen is compromised, leading to partial or complete infarction (tissue death due to oxygen shortage) in the organ.<unk>  occurs when the splenic artery or one of its branches are occluded, for example by a blood clot. In one series of 59 patients, mortality amounted to 5%. Complications include a ruptured spleen, bleeding, an abscess of the spleen (for example, if the underlying cause is infective endocarditis) or pseudocyst formation. Splenectomy may be warranted for persistent pseudocysts due to the high risk of subsequent rupture.
Splenic infarction
Splenic injury
Bowel infarction
Intestinal ischemia
Bowel obstruction
Pancreatic abscess
Pancreatic injury
Gastrointestinal perforation