Splenic artery aneurysm rupture.
Splenic artery aneurysms are rare and usually asymptomatic. However, rupture can produce severe abdominal pain and prove lethal. Two cases of ruptured splenic artery aneurysm are presented. In one, cocaine injection occurred immediately prior to the onset of symptoms and may have precipitated the event.
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Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-4283.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003042:Cocaine; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013157:Splenic Artery; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
D003042:Cocaine