Rupture of splenic artery aneurysm during early pregnancy: a rare and catastrophic event

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 898.e5-898.e6

  Chookun, Julien ^a   Bounes, Vincent ^b   Ducassé, Jean Louis ^b   Fourcade, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b SAMU 31 Pôle de médecine d'urgences Hôpitaux Universitaires   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART ARREST; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; MULTIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN ARTERY ANEURYSM; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 68349122703     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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