title: Ruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery: a rare cause of abdominal pain after blunt trauma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) are rare (0.2-10.4%); however, they are the most common form of visceral artery aneurysms. Splenic artery aneurysms are important to identify, because up to 25% of the cases are complicated by rupture. Post- rupture mortality rate is 25% -70% based on the underlying cause. Herein we present a young patient with abdominal pain after blunt abdominal trauma due to rupture of an SAA.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 27-year-old male, without a remarkable medical history, who suffered from abdominal pain for 2 days after falling was admitted to the emergency department with hypovolemic shock. Upon performing emergency laparotomy a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to consider rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in patients with abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Jalalludin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khoshnevis
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Saran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lotfollahzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sobhiyeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Najd Sepas
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Masomah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbas Nejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Nazanin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behnaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Zeinab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mahdi
keywords: Abdominal Pain; Aneurysm; Male; Splenic Artery