title: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in early pregnancy.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen as a result of laceration by a rib exostosis is described. This unusual case serves to underline the diagnostic difficulties of the acute abdomen in pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012272:Ribs; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*