Rupture of Splenic Artery Aneurysm
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
- Vol. 13 (3) , 230-232
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199209000-00013
Abstract
Three cases of death from splenic artery aneurysm rupture were encountered from 1988 to 1991 at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office. In two cases, cocaine was detected in the blood and was believed to have precipitated the rupture. Toxicologic testing for cocaine should be performed in all cases of splenic artery aneurysm rupture and its presence should be interpreted properly as contributory rather than incidental to death.Keywords
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