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Case Reports
. 1967 Aug;30(2):264-8.

Spontaneous rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy. Report of first known antepartum rupture with maternal and fetal survival

S B Vassalotti, J A Schaller
  • PMID: 5212337
Case Reports

Spontaneous rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy. Report of first known antepartum rupture with maternal and fetal survival

S B Vassalotti et al. Obstet Gynecol. 1967 Aug.

Abstract

The first known case of spontaneous antepartum rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy with maternal and fetal survival is reported. The removal of the aneurysm and splenectomy were accomplished without uterine evacuation of a 30-week gestation. A brief review of the recent literature revealed (1) the universal failure to diagnose this condition in pregnancy prior to rupture, (2) the characteristic clinical picture in pregnancy of double-rupture with a recovery phase lasting minutes to weeks, and (3) the important clinical features of abdominal hemorrhage in pregnancy from nonobstetric sources.

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