Infarto esplénico secundario a pancreatitis aguda

The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ closely related to splenic vessels. This anatomical relationship is the reason why these vessels and the spleen are affected by inflammatory pancreas disease. One of the possible mechanisms of pancreatic necrosis may be microvascular obstruction by spastic vascular changes or increased intravascular coagulability (1-3). These vascular complications may also occur in other organs when the insult is severe enough. Cortical renal necrosis, splenic infarction, ischemic heart disease, cerebral ischemia, and retinal infarction have been reported. Splenic complications in Splenic infarction secondary to acute pancreatitis