Traumatic Rupture of the Spleen from Nonpenetrating Injuries

Traumatic rupture of the spleen. A review.

Traumatic rupture of the spleen in rubella.

AT the Cambridge Military Hospital in the past eighteen months there have been three cases of traumatic rupture of the spleen. Two cases were associated with severe trauma: (a) a close range blank cartridge wound splitting the splenic substance, and (b) a heavy blow with a milk bottle delivered by an irate wife-both causing severe bruising of the skin and muscles. The third case was due to a gl...

Non-Traumatic Rupture of the Spleen

BACKGROUND A non-traumatic rupture of the spleen is a rare, serious condition with a high mortality rate. This sort of rupture can occur in a healthy patient or in patients with an underlying disease such as an infection or a haematological disorder. CASE DESCRIPTION Here we describe a 52-year-old man who had Legionella pneumonia and suffered a spontaneous rupture of the spleen. He had to und...

Fatal aortic rupture from nonpenetrating chest trauma.

A 22-year-old man died following a side impact blow in an automobile accident. Necropsy showed a large tear in the posterior wall of the aorta approximately 12 mm distal to the insertion of ligamentum arteriosum (Figures 1 and 2). Subadventitial hemorrhage was prominent in the descending thoracic aorta. Th e left pleural space contained large quantities of blood. Traumatic aortic rupture is the...

[traumatic Aortic Rupture and Concomitant Injuries].