title: [Spontaneous splenic rupture with diffused angiomatosis of the spleen].
abstract: The diffuse angiomatosis of the spleen is a rare splenic proliferation. Spontaneous rupture is the main, potentially lethal complication, found in 25% of cases. The problem with these vascular tumors is preoperative diagnosis, because they are asymptomatic for a long time. First-choice therapy is limited resection. In the case of rupture, splenectomy is a life-saving procedure. We report on a 56-year-old woman with a spontaneous splenic rupture as the first symptom of diffuse angiomatosis of the spleen. Exceptional features of splenic hemangiomas, causes of spontaneous rupture and the therapy are described.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie II der Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ambrosius
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zirngibl
mesh_terms: D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die spontane Milzruptur bei diffuser lienaler Angiomatose.