Ziaud Din Afridi, Basharat Ali Khan, Raja Najamul Haq, Sarni Ullah, Azmat Hassan, Khalid Khan Afridi, Shumaila Shamim.
Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;20(4):407-9.

We present a case of ruptured splenic artery aneurysm in 18 years old unmarried girl who presented with severe upper abdominal pain and sudden collapse. Ultrasound abdomen showed free fluid and ultrasound guided needle aspiration confirmed haemoperitoneum. On laparotomy, a 3cm saccular aneurysm of the middle of the splenic artery was noted. With prompt and urgent management the patient survived.

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