title: Rupture of a calcified, non-parasitic splenic cyst after indirect trauma.
abstract: A 31 year old man sustained head injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Subsequent events led to paracentesis of bloody fluid and exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy. Pathological examination disclosed rupture of a calcified, non-parasitic splenic cyst, which, in retrospect, could have been diagnosed on the admission chest roentgenogram. The incidence, origin and pathology of splenic cysts is discussed.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000473:pathology*