A rare cause of epigastric pain in a middle-aged man

Rannie Nahas; Thomas Pain; Peter Goulden

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-009605

A rare cause of epigastric pain in a middle-aged man

Rannie Nahas, Thomas Pain, Peter Goulden

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A 50-year-old man presents to the emergency department with epigastric pain and is found to have severe hypertension on clinical examination. After admission to hospital, further investigation with CT imaging reveals the patient has an uncomplicated splenic artery dissection. Conservative management is chosen as advised by a vascular surgery team and the patient was subsequently discharged from hospital with warfarin anticoagulation and antihypertensive medicines. This case report aims to build a profile of a patient who may present with splenic artery dissection and details our recommended management plan.

Original language	English
Article number	009605
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-009605
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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