Journals / Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1

Unexpected Outcome In a Patient Presenting With Syncope: Splenic Laceration

SENKOP İLE BAŞVURAN HASTADA BEKLENMEDİK SON: DALAK LASERASYONU

Gözde Yılmaz(Kayseri City Hospital)0009-0003-0032-4398
Fatma Hançer Çelik(Kayseri Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Acil Tıp Kliniği)0009-0003-4421-5791
Rukiye Aytekin(Kayseri Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Acil Tıp Kliniği)0009-0007-7139-1562
Necmi Baykan(Kayseri Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Acil Tıp Kliniği)0000-0002-6845-9550
Pages
36–38
Publication Date
2025-01-13
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With this case report, we aimed to remind once again the importance of follow-up examinations, and that in addition to non-traumatic causes, a detailed anamnesis should be kept and the trauma history should be questioned in detail in the patient presenting with syncope.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One of the most frequently injured organs in blunt trauma is the spleen.
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Key Findings & Data:Kehr sign can be seen in approximately 20% of cases.
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Conclusion & Impact:With this case report, we aimed to remind once again the importance of follow-up examinations, and that in addition to non-traumatic causes, a detailed anamnesis should be kept and the trauma history should be questioned in detail in the patient presenting with syncope.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Dalak Laserasyonu · Travma · Senkop

Abstract

One of the most frequently injured organs in blunt trauma is the spleen. Typical symptoms of spleen injury are left-sided abdominal pain, peritonitis, and hypovolemic shock. Kehr sign can be seen in approximately 20% of cases. It is a rare case of a splenic injury where the abdominal examination is comfortable and the patient does not complain of abdominal pain. A 68-year-old male patient applied to the emergency department with the complaint of fainting after feeling dizzy while leaving the mosque. At the time of admission, blood pressure was measured as 126/68 mmHg, pulse 86/min, SpO2 97%, temperature 36.4 °C, fingertip blood sugar 98 mg/dL, and he did not have any active complaints. In the physical examination of the patient; His GCS was 15, he was oriented and cooperative, and his neurological examination was normal. There was no guarding, rebounding or tenderness on abdominal examination. His rectal examination revealed colic and stool contamination. There were no acute pathological findings on the patient's brain CT. The patient, whose vitals remained stable during follow-up, declared that he felt dizzy again when he was lifted off the stretcher during the control examination. The blood pressure of the patient, whose vitals were checked, was measured as 70/40 mmHg. The patient stated that he had a new onset of abdominal pain. When the anamnesis was detailed, he stated that he hit his left side on the pavement while falling, but he did not mention it at the first anamnesis because he had no pain. Splenectomy was performed on the patient, whose spleen injury was detected on abdominal imaging and general surgery was consulted. With this case report, we aimed to remind once again the importance of follow-up examinations, and that in addition to non-traumatic causes, a detailed anamnesis should be kept and the trauma history should be questioned in detail in the patient presenting with syncope.

Özet

Künt travmalarda en sık yaralanan organlardan biri dalaktır. Dalak yaralanmasının tipik semptomları, sol taraflı karın ağrısı, peritonit ve hipovolemik şoktur. Olguların yaklaşık %20'inde Kehr bulgusu görülebilir. Dalak yaralanması olup hem batın muayenesi rahat olup hem de hastanın karın ağrısı şikayetinin olmaması nadir bir durumdur. 68 yaşındaki erkek hasta acil servise cami çıkışında başı döndükten sonra bayılma şikâyeti ile başvurdu. Başvuru anında kan basıncı 126/68 mmHg, nabız 86/dk, SpO2 %97, ateş 36,4 °C, parmak ucu kan şekeri 98 mg/dL olarak ölçüldü ve aktif herhangi bir şikayeti yoktu.. Hastanın fizik muayenesinde; GKS 15, oryante koopere olup nörolojik muayenesi normaldi. Batın muayenesinde defans, rebaund ve hassasiyet yoktu. Rektal muayenesini kolik gayta bulaşı idi. Hastanın beyin BT’sinde akut patolojik bulgu yoktu. Takiplerinde vitalleri stabil seyreden hasta kontrol muayenesi esnasında sedyeden kaldırıldığında tekrar baş dönmesi olduğunu beyan etti. Vitalleri kontrol edilen hastanın kan basıncı 70/40 mmHg olarak ölçüldü. Hasta yeni başlayan bir karın ağrısı olduğunu ifade etti. Anamnez derinleştirildiğinde düşerken sol yan tarafını kaldırıma çarptığını ancak ağrısı olmadığı için ilk anamnez anında belirtmediğini ifade etti. Batın görüntülemelerinde dalak yaralanması tespit edilen ve genel cerrahi ile konsülte edilen hastaya splenektomi yapıldı. Bu olgu sunumu ile senkop ile başvuran hastada non-travmatik sebeplerin yanı sıra anemnez derin tutulup travma öyküsünün de ayrıntılı sorgulanması gerektiği ile kontrol muayenelerin önemini bir kez daha hatırlatmayı amaçladık.

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Yılmaz, G., Çelik, F. H., Aytekin, R., Baykan, N. (2025). Unexpected Outcome In a Patient Presenting With Syncope: Splenic Laceration. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 36–38. https://ajindex.com/articles/1447399

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