title: An autopsy case of rupture of an aneurysm of the splenic artery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. kinochin@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasuda
authors.forename: Minori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiguchi
authors.forename: Motonori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otsu
authors.forename: Shie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000473:pathology*