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Spontaneous spleen rupture during chronic pancreatitis is scarcely seen. About 2 personal cases, the authors study 15 published cases. The spleen break can occur in patients with a known chronic pancreatitis, or with pancreatic signs, or without any symptomatology. Diagnosis is hard: spontaneous spleen break often looks like an acute pancreatitis. The high frequency of associated left pleural effusion is significant. Arteriography is helpful when it is done. Splenectomy, often too late, is the right treatment.
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