TY - JOUR T1 - Occult splenic injury: delayed presentation manifesting as jaundice JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 504 LP - 505 DO - 10.1136/emj.18.6.504 VL - 18 IS - 6 AU - R A Simpson AU - R Ajuwon Y1 - 2001/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/18/6/504.abstract N2 - Delayed splenic rupture, though uncommon, is a recognised clinical condition and is associated with a significant mortality rate. In the vast majority of cases the patient re-presents with abdominal symptoms and/or signs of acute intraperitoneal haemorrhage. A case is presented of delayed splenic rupture presenting with jaundice attributable to intra-abdominal clot lysis. ER -