A case of spontaneous splenic rupture in pregnancy

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The article provides an observation case of spontaneous splenic rupture in 33/34 weeks of pregnancy. The patient was under active-expectant management, because of premature rupture of membranes at term of 33 weeks. Suddenly, against a background of well-being, emerged clinical signs of massive intra-abdominal bleeding. During the revision of the abdominal cavity the rupture of the capsule of the spleen was detect. Cesarean section and splenectomy were performed. The postoperative period was uncomplicated, the patient was discharged home with the baby.

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Yevgeniy Sergeyevich Mikhaylin

SPbSBI “Maternity hospital N 10”

Email: mihailin@mail.ru
PhD, head of the polyclinic department, head of the Center of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescents “Young mother”

Lada Anatolyevna Ivanova

SPbSBI “Maternity hospital N 10”

Email: roddom10@zdrav.spb.ru
PhD, Chief physician

Aleksey Gennadyevich Savitskiy

SPbSBI “Maternity hospital N 10”

Email: roddom10@zdrav.spb.ru
Head of department “Family delivery”

Sergey Georgiyevich Kucheryavyy

SPbSBI “Maternity hospital N 10”

Email: iagmail@ott.ru
obstetrician-gynecologist, maternity department

Roman Anatolyevich Krasnolobov

SPbGBUZ “Municipal Hospital N 15”

Email: roddom10@zdrav.spb.ru
PhD, surgeon, 4th surgical department

Polina Yuryevna Krasnolobova

SPbSBI “Maternity hospital N 10”

Email: roddom10@zdrav.spb.ru
obstetrician-gynecologist, department of postpartum diseases

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