Intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm - a case report.
BACKGROUND
Hematemesis caused by intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm, is an exceptional and potentially lethal emergency.


METHODS
A 36 years old woman, mother of seven children presented with hematemesis. The gastric endoscopy revealed a bleeding polypoid lesion leading to a surgical management. The operative discovery of a complicated splenic artery aneurysm, led to its resection with splenectomy and gastric suture.


CONCLUSIONS
Intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm is an exceptional emergency which urgent diagnosis and management can avoid a potential lethal evolution.
Ousadden
Abdelmalek
A
Service de chirurgie générale - Hôpital des spécialités - CHU de Fès - Route de Sidi Harazem - Fès - 30070 - Morocco.
Ibnmajdoub
Karim H
KH
Elbouhaddouti
Hicham
H
Mazaz
Khalid
K
Aittaleb
Khalid
K