Splenic artery pseudoaneurysms are infrequently encountered but critical to recognize. Limited literature to date describes associations with pancreatitis, trauma, and rarely peptic ulcer disease. Hemorrhage and abdominal pain are the most common manifestations. There is typically overt gastrointestinal blood loss but bleeding can also extend into the peritoneum, retroperitoneum, adjacent organ...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of splenic artery aneurysm that ruptured during labor with both maternal and fetal survival. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 33-year-old primigravida at 42 weeks of gestation was admitted to Adan Hospital for induction of labor. Three days after induction, the patient suddenly collapsed and was found to be hypotensive. Abruptio placentae was mistakenly diag...

Introduction Coeliac trunk is one of the ventral splanchnic branches of abdominal aorta. It arises from the abdominal aorta opposite the intervertebral disc between T12 and L1 vertebrae. It has a short course of about 1,5 cm, after which it terminates by dividing into three branches; splenic artery, left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery. The common hepatic artery divides into gastro...