title: Splenic rupture in pregnancy--traumatic or spontaneous event?
abstract: Splenic rupture in pregnancy or postpartum is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed occurrence. Failure to recognise it is common, and can be fatal for both mother and child. With all our highly developed diagnostic methods and equipment, aetiology of splenic ruptures in pregnancy remains a dilemma in many cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Zagreb, Petrova 13, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. danko.bljajic@zg.hinet.hr
authors.forename: Danko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bljajić
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivanisević
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Djelmis
authors.forename: Mate
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majerović
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Starcević
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery