title: Rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in a pregnant patient with portal hypertension.
abstract: The rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy is a rare emergency. As our case illustrates, immediate laparotomy often cannot prevent the fatal outcome. Pregnancies with portal hypertension are at increased risk, and therefore screening for splenic artery aneurysm is recommended, if possible, before conception.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hillemanns
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knitza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller-Höcker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013157:Splenic Artery