Abdominal pain and collapse in the emergency department.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Emergency Medicine, Poole Hospital, Poole, Dorset, UK.

Published: June 2013

Rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm is a rare but life-threatening presentation to the emergency department. This case demonstrates the importance of swift resuscitation and the benefit of bedside imaging in a highly unstable patient. The definitive management of this condition in patients who are refractory to resuscitative attempts is immediate surgery with the diagnosis often only confirmed at laparotomy.

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