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Splenic torsion and rupture in pregnancy
T Denehy1, E W McGrath, J L Breen
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey 07039.
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
Splenic rupture in pregnancy and the puerperium is a rare and potentially catastrophic event. A case of splenic rupture in pregnancy due to partial torsion and internal trauma of a floating spleen is presented, and represents the 89th pregnancy-puerperal report of splenic rupture. Nineteen additional cases have been identified by the authors over the past 20 years. A 20-year review (1967-1986) of clinical presentations, pathogenesis, and therapy are presented.