Open AccessA rare presentation of spontaneous rupture of splenic vein aneurysm as cardiac arrest: A case report
Author(s) -
Ilyas Hamid,
Akram Hina,
Abd Ur Rehman Muhammad,
Haris Huda Syed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6438
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , etiology , aneurysm , radiology , vein , surgery
Splenic vein aneurysm (SVA) is a rare condition associated primarily with portal hypertension. This case highlights a potentially fatal, rare SVA complication in a young patient who presented in cardiac arrest, creating a diagnostic enigma in the emergency department until a POCUS revealed a possible underlying etiology.