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- Title
Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy presenting in a manner similar to pulmonary embolus.
- Authors
Richardson, A. J.; Bahlool, S.; Knight, J.
- Abstract
We report a patient, 33 weeks pregnant with twins, who sustained a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm. This presented with left sided chest pain, breathlessness, low oxygen saturations and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes supportive of a diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolus. The diagnosis of splenic artery rupture was made at emergency Caesarean section performed for fetal distress.
- Subjects
ANEURYSMS; VASCULAR diseases; ARTERIES; CHEST pain; DYSPNEA; OXYGEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SPLENIC vein; CESAREAN section
- Publication
Anaesthesia, 2006, Vol 61, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
0003-2409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04469.x