Rupture of the splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy.

The report deals with the rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy by reviewing the pathological course of a patient. Then the pathomechanism and differential diagnosis are discussed concerning the aneurysm of the ruptured splenic artery. It is stressed that the chances of survival of the patient and the fetus depend considerably on early detection and the rapid intervention, this being also interrelated with maternal and fetal mortality.