• Presse Med · Oct 1993

    Case Reports

    [Rupture of aneurysm of the splenic artery during the first three months of pregnancy].

    • P Veschambre, B Coppo, and P Grosieux.
    • Clinique Obstétricale et Gynécologique, CHRU, Angers.
    • Presse Med. 1993 Oct 30;22(33):1693-4.

    AbstractA rare but dramatic case of haemoperitoneum of non-gynaecological origin which occurred during pregnancy is reported. Obstetrical causes of shock having been excluded, laparotomy made it possible to discover an aneurysm of the splenic artery and treat it by resection-ligation and splenectomy. In such cases, the uterus is spared before the 6th month of pregnancy, and beyond that data caesarean section is mandatory. The pathogenesis of such arterial ruptures during pregnancy is unknown. The abrupt collapse accounts for the high maternal and foetal mortality. Prevention can only be achieved by surgical treatment of all uncomplicated aneurysm of the splenic artery in young women.

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