Intrapancreatic rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy - a rare case report with fetal and maternal survival.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, OB/GYN Unit, Parma General Hospital, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, Parma 14 43100, Italy.

Published: April 2009

Rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) during pregnancy is a rare and severe condition. A 35-year-old woman at 34 weeks' gestation came to our observation for acute abdominal pain. After being diagnosed with intra-pancreatic SAA rupture, she was delivered of a live fetus by cesarean section. This is a rare case with both fetal and maternal survival.

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