title: Splenic pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary splenic pregnancy is the least common form of extrauterine pregnancy. We report a case of splenic pregnancy occurring in a 29-year-old woman presenting with acute abdomen and hemoperitoneum. Recognition of this rare form of gestation is of critical importance, owing to the risk of exsanguination and death, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in women of reproductive age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA. akalof@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Alexandra N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kalof
authors.forename: Bradbury
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harmon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery