Samberkar, Prashant Naresh and Chow, Tak Kuan and Samberkar, Snehlata Prashant (2018) Fatal spontaneous rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in third trimester pregnancy. Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 40 (3). pp. 337-341. ISSN 0126-8635,
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Introduction: Unforeseen emergency in late pregnancy can be catastrophic and cause unexpected maternal and foetal demise. Moreover, lack of awareness and failure of prompt treatment raise mortality rate. Such fatalities warrant a forensic autopsy as it may raise redundant medico-legal concerns. Case Report: We report a case that revealed significant intra-abdominal haemorrhage at autopsy. The source of haemorrhage was at the spleen hilum and histology established rupture of splenic artery aneurysm. There was no associated obstetric cause found. Conclusion: Knowledge of spontaneous rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in late pregnancy is essential for monitoring maternal and foetal, morbidity and mortality. However, in the eventuality of death a comprehensive forensic autopsy is the only investigation to recognise such calamity and clear clinical confusion.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Spontaneous rupture; splenic artery aneurysm; late pregnancy; haemoperitoneum; forensic autopsy |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2019 04:34 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2025 03:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20788 |
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