Fatal rupture of an undiagnosed aneurysm of the splenic artery-Medico-legal implications

A. Thierauf; J. Preuß; R. Dettmeyer; B. Madea

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.10.002

Fatal rupture of an undiagnosed aneurysm of the splenic artery-Medico-legal implications

A. Thierauf^*, J. Preuß, R. Dettmeyer, B. Madea

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Institute of Forensic Medicine

University of Bonn

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Abstract

Aneurysms of the visceral arteries are a rather common feature appearing in 0.1-2% of the population. The clinical relevance of those anomalies varies a lot. The wide range of descriptions reaches from asymptomatic cases to fatalities in particular due to haemorrhages. The latter will be discussed in a case report concerning a 60-year-old man who collapsed at his work place and died 4 h after admission to the intensive care unit of a hospital nearby. The ruptured aneurysm remained undiagnosed in hospital and was found by autopsy. The case is presented and discussed in view of medico-legal questions.

Original language	English
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	171
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	33-36
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0379-0738
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.10.002
Publication status	Published - 24.08.2007

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