Ousadden Abdelmalek, Ibnmajdoub Karim H, Elbouhaddouti Hicham, Mazaz Khalid, Aittaleb Khalid
Service de chirurgie générale - Hôpital des spécialités - CHU de Fès - Route de Sidi Harazem - Fès - 30070 - Morocco.
Cases J. 2009 Nov 18;2:202. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-202.
Hematemesis caused by intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm, is an exceptional and potentially lethal emergency.
A 36 years old woman, mother of seven children presented with hematemesis. The gastric endoscopy revealed a bleeding polypoid lesion leading to a surgical management. The operative discovery of a complicated splenic artery aneurysm, led to its resection with splenectomy and gastric suture.
Intragastric rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm is an exceptional emergency which urgent diagnosis and management can avoid a potential lethal evolution.