OBJECTIVE: Partial demarcation and infarction of the upper pole of the spleen is not a rare occurrence after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). However, development of an abscess in the absence of leakage is extremely rare. CASE REPORTS: We present herein two unusual case reports of splenic abscess in patients following LSG.
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