Offsite Research:
Splenic avulsion in a pregnant patient with vomiting.
Nguyen N, Deitel M, Lacy E.
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ont.
Canadian Journal of Surgery 1995 Oct;38(5):464-5.
Splenic avulsion in pregnancy is a rare condition that carries
a high risk of death to both mother and fetus. The authors
describe a 30-year-old woman with hyperemesis who had spontaneous
avulsion of the spleen at 30 weeks' gestation. She underwent
a splenectomy and cesarean section, resulting in a stillborn
fetus. The authors theorize that violent vomiting resulted
in splenic avulsion.
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