Objective: Population-based data regarding splenic rupture causes are sparse. To
systematically characterize histology and morphometry of splenic rupture, we performed a …

Materials and Methods The records of all patients coded as splenic rupture admitted to our
hospital between 1985 and 2003 were reviewed. There were 160 cases, of which 50 were …

Objectives To Study the histopathology of spleens with a history of traumatic rupture with a
view to establish possible predisposing factors to the rupture Methods This study examined …

Objectives: Identify the etiology of splenic rupture. Explain how to evaluate a patient for
splenic rupture. Outline the treatment options available for splenic rupture. Describe …

Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is rare but life threatening. In this study, we retrospectively
described our experience on the diagnosis and treatment of 8 patients (male: 6; female: 2; …

Background Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is an ill defined clinicopathological entity.
Methods The aim was to characterize aetiological and risk factors for ASR-related mortality …

Background Rupture of the spleen in the absence of trauma or previously diagnosed
disease is largely ignored in the emergency literature and is often not documented as such …

Objective Although rare, late-diagnosed atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) may result in
mortality. We investigated the occurrence of ASR cases at our centre over the previous six …

Atraumatic splenic rupture is an uncommon but poorly defined clinical condition. Its
diagnosis may be missed or delayed because of low clinical suspicion, especially in the …

AIM: To evaluate seven patients with non-traumatic splenic rupture (NSR). NSR is an
uncommon dramatic abdominal emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt …