Abstract
A case is presented of a 14-year-old boy with massive gastric bleeding 8 months after a splenectomy. A linear gastric ulcer was found associated with perforation leading to an abscess in the former splenic site. The vulnerability of proximal greater curvature to perforation after splenectomy, and the possibility of extrinsic erosion causing gastric or duodenal ulceration are emphasized.
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