title: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in late pregnancy.
abstract: Two cases of spontaneous rupture of the spleen are described. The first patient presented with fetal distress in the second stage of labour; the second with hypovolaemic shock. Both mothers and babies survived.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007748:Labor Stage, Second; D008297:Male; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery