Unusual complication of multiple splenic abscesses arising from a feeding jejunostomy tube subsequent to total gastrectomy: A case report and literature review

  • Authors:
    • Shuchang An
    • Bing Li
    • Rong Cui
    • Feng Yan
    • Guoshan Yang
    • Li Zhao
    • Zhenya Zhang
    • Ruiqin Wang
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  • Published online on: March 3, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3007
  • Pages: 2398-2400
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Abstract

Splenic abscess is a rare clinical entity. The present study reports a case of a patient that suffered from splenic abscess secondary to septicemia resulting from Klebsiella pneumoniae infection following the removal of the feeding jejunostomy tube that was utilized subsequent to the patient undergoing total gastrectomy as part of the treatment regimen for gastric adenocarcinoma. The early clinical presentation was nonspecific and multiple splenic abscesses were subsequently identified. To reduce the risks of an additional surgical procedure in this particular patient, laparoscopic assisted splenotomy and catheter drainage were performed. Due to the severe complications that occurred in the present patient, no adjuvant chemotherapy was administered. Therefore, the unusual complication of splenic abscess subsequent to total gastrectomy should be noted, and the routine feeding jejunostomy tube placement at the time of total gastrectomy should be discussed and re‑assessed.
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An S, Li B, Cui R, Yan F, Yang G, Zhao L, Zhang Z and Wang R: Unusual complication of multiple splenic abscesses arising from a feeding jejunostomy tube subsequent to total gastrectomy: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 9: 2398-2400, 2015
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An, S., Li, B., Cui, R., Yan, F., Yang, G., Zhao, L. ... Wang, R. (2015). Unusual complication of multiple splenic abscesses arising from a feeding jejunostomy tube subsequent to total gastrectomy: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 9, 2398-2400. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3007
MLA
An, S., Li, B., Cui, R., Yan, F., Yang, G., Zhao, L., Zhang, Z., Wang, R."Unusual complication of multiple splenic abscesses arising from a feeding jejunostomy tube subsequent to total gastrectomy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9.5 (2015): 2398-2400.
Chicago
An, S., Li, B., Cui, R., Yan, F., Yang, G., Zhao, L., Zhang, Z., Wang, R."Unusual complication of multiple splenic abscesses arising from a feeding jejunostomy tube subsequent to total gastrectomy: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 9, no. 5 (2015): 2398-2400. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3007