title: Hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of a true splenic cyst.
abstract: A 34 year-old man presented with hemoperitoneum from a spontaneously ruptured spleen. At laparotomy, a 5-cm diameter splenic cyst was found to be ruptured. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a true splenic cyst of the mesothelial type. Spontaneous rupture with hemoperitoneum is a rare but potentially lethal complication of a true splenic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis