title: Uncommon cause of life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage in a healthy young Hispanic patient: splenic artery aneurysm rupture.
abstract: Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are a rare life threatening clinical diagnosis. We present a case of a young Hispanic woman with an aneurysm of the middle branch of the splenic artery and active leakage. The defect was embolized with complete resolution of the retroperitoneal bleeding. Physicians should be aware of this rare entity especially when female patients presents complainiing of severe epigastric pain with associated hypovolemic shock.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Figueroa-Jiménez
authors.forename: Amy Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: González-Márquez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Negrón-García
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosas-Soler
authors.forename: Aixa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dones-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Mayknoll
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De La Paz-López
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago-Casiano
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Cruz
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cáceres-Pérkins
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Béez-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult