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Splenic artery aneurysm rupture
M Safioleas1, E P Misiakos, J Kakisis
12nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|February 16, 2000
Abstract:
This is the report of a case with an atherosclerotic splenic artery aneurysm ruptured into the peritoneal cavity which presented with hypovolaemic shock. The patient underwent successfully emergency laparotomy and splenectomy. A brief review of the the literature follows.