title: Surgery of a splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy.
abstract: We report a case of ligation of the splenic artery with splenectomy during pregnancy due to a splenic artery aneurysm. The risk of aneurysmal rupture is increased in multipara and during pregnancy. As a result of high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality elective surgery should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet, Erlangen, Germany. werner.lang@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strobel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beinder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color