title: Intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm - a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale - Hôpital des spécialités - CHU de Fès - Route de Sidi Harazem - Fès - 30070 - Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelmalek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ousadden
authors.forename: Karim H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ibnmajdoub
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elbouhaddouti
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mazaz
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aittaleb