An autopsy case of rupture of an aneurysm of the splenic artery.
We present here a case of sudden death resulting from the rupture of an aneurysm of the splenic artery. From the histopathological findings, we concluded that the formation of the splenic aneurysm was associated with the fibromuscular dysplasia.
Kinoshita
Hiroshi
H
Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. kinochin@hyo-med.ac.jp
Kubota
Akira
A
Kasuda
Shogo
S
Nishiguchi
Minori
M
Takahashi
Motonori
M
Ouchi
Harumi
H
Minami
Takako
T
Otsu
Nao
N
Yoshida
Shie
S
Adachi
Nobuyuki
N
Matsui
Kiyoshi
K
Yamamura
Takehiko
T
Motomura
Hiroyuki
H
Hishida
Shigeru
S
D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000473:pathology*