[Spontaneous splenic rupture in the second quarter of pregnancy]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2002 Mar;21(3):231-4. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(02)00601-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report the case of a 33 year-old woman at the second quarter of pregnancy, with known brain aneurysm admitted in intensive care unit for sudden coma. The coma was not related to a rupture of the brain aneurysm but to a serious haemorrhagic shock caused by a spontaneous splenic rupture. This case report illustrates the difficulty of this unrecognized diagnosis and reminds us to suspect a spontaneous splenic rupture in front of any pregnant woman with atypic abdominal pain and haemorrhagic shock.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coma
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / pathology*
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology
  • Splenic Rupture / complications
  • Splenic Rupture / pathology*
  • Splenic Rupture / surgery