Spontaneous rupture of the spleen.
A 40-year-old woman with bronchial asthma was admitted as a medical emergency with suspected myocardial infarction. Spontaneous splenic rupture was diagnosed during hospitalization and splenectomy successfully performed. No histopathologic changes or signs of previous injury or adhesions were found.
Buciuto
R
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Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Kald
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A
Borch
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D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery