Splenic rupture is a life-threatening condition that is most frequently of traumatic etiology. Atraumatic or spontaneous splenic rupture is much rarer and less frequently reported. We present a case of an 84-year-old male patient initially hospitalized for pneumonia, who developed sudden abdominal pain and hemodynamic instability. Further investigations revealed a spontaneous splenic rupture. Histopathological examination postsplenectomy identified a splenic hamartoma, which had not been visualized on prior imaging studies.
Keywords: Acute abdominal pain; Case report; Pneumonia; Splenic hamartoma; Spontaneous splenic rupture.
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