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Rupture, Spontaneous

MedGen UID:
19846
•Concept ID:
C0035956
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Ruptures, Spontaneous; Spontaneous Rupture; Spontaneous Ruptures

Definition

Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRupture, Spontaneous

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Imaging features, complications and differential diagnoses of abdominal cystic lymphangiomas.
Raufaste Tistet M, Ernst O, Lanchou M, Vermersch M, Lebert P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020 Nov;45(11):3589-3607. doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02525-3. PMID: 32296900
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prevention and treatment of its complications.
Beridze N, Frishman WH
Cardiol Rev 2012 Jan-Feb;20(1):4-7. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3182342316. PMID: 22143279
Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus: Boerhaave's syndrome in 2008. Literature review and treatment algorithm.
de Schipper JP, Pull ter Gunne AF, Oostvogel HJ, van Laarhoven CJ
Dig Surg 2009;26(1):1-6. Epub 2009 Jan 15 doi: 10.1159/000191283. PMID: 19145081

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Retinal pigment epithelial tears.
Sastre-Ibáñez M, Martínez-Rubio C, Molina-Pallete R, Martínez-López-Corell P, Wu L, Arévalo JF, Gallego-Pinazo R
J Fr Ophtalmol 2019 Jan;42(1):63-72. Epub 2018 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2018.04.017. PMID: 30594420
Intrapartum Spontaneous Ureteral Rupture.
Narasimhulu DM, Egbert NM, Matthew S
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):610-612. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000788. PMID: 25923026
Mechanisms of plaque formation and rupture.
Bentzon JF, Otsuka F, Virmani R, Falk E
Circ Res 2014 Jun 6;114(12):1852-66. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302721. PMID: 24902970
Spontaneous ureteral rupture and review of the literature.
Chen GH, Hsiao PJ, Chang YH, Chen CC, Wu HC, Yang CR, Chen KL, Chou EC, Chen WC, Chang CH
Am J Emerg Med 2014 Jul;32(7):772-4. Epub 2014 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.034. PMID: 24768334
Achilles tendon rupture: a review of etiology, population, anatomy, risk factors, and injury prevention.
Hess GW
Foot Ankle Spec 2010 Feb;3(1):29-32. Epub 2009 Dec 15 doi: 10.1177/1938640009355191. PMID: 20400437

Diagnosis

Ruptured omphalocele: Diagnosis and management.
Gonzalez KW, Chandler NM
Semin Pediatr Surg 2019 Apr;28(2):101-105. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.04.009. PMID: 31072456
Infectious mononucleosis.
Lennon P, Crotty M, Fenton JE
BMJ 2015 Apr 21;350:h1825. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h1825. PMID: 25899165
CT features of esophageal emergencies.
Young CA, Menias CO, Bhalla S, Prasad SR
Radiographics 2008 Oct;28(6):1541-53. doi: 10.1148/rg.286085520. PMID: 18936020
Heterotopic pregnancy.
Boutiette LA, Anderson GV Jr
J Emerg Med 1989 Jan-Feb;7(1):33-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(89)90407-1. PMID: 2703688
ABDOMINAL APOPLEXY.
BROWNE MK, GLASHAN RW
Br J Surg 1965 May;52:362-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800520512. PMID: 14286984

Therapy

Ruptured omphalocele: Diagnosis and management.
Gonzalez KW, Chandler NM
Semin Pediatr Surg 2019 Apr;28(2):101-105. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.04.009. PMID: 31072456
Is there still a place for Achilles tendon lengthening?
Tagoe MT, Reeves ND, Bowling FL
Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2016 Jan;32 Suppl 1:227-31. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2745. PMID: 26452341
Spontaneous rupture of the pregnant uterus following salpingectomy: a literature review.
Stanirowski PJ, Trojanowski S, Słomka A, Cendrowski K, Sawicki W
Gynecol Obstet Invest 2015;80(2):73-7. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1159/000398795. PMID: 25998257
Intrapartum Spontaneous Ureteral Rupture.
Narasimhulu DM, Egbert NM, Matthew S
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Sep;126(3):610-612. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000788. PMID: 25923026
Spontaneous ureteral rupture and review of the literature.
Chen GH, Hsiao PJ, Chang YH, Chen CC, Wu HC, Yang CR, Chen KL, Chou EC, Chen WC, Chang CH
Am J Emerg Med 2014 Jul;32(7):772-4. Epub 2014 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.03.034. PMID: 24768334

Prognosis

Swinging papillary muscle.
Marco I, Eiros R, Rosillo SO, López T
Eur Heart J 2019 Nov 14;40(43):3546. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz549. PMID: 31377807
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and hepatic rupture.
Vigil-De Gracia P, Ortega-Paz L
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012 Sep;118(3):186-9. Epub 2012 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.03.042. PMID: 22717416
Ectopic pregnancy: History, incidence, epidemiology, and risk factors.
Marion LL, Meeks GR
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012 Jun;55(2):376-86. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182516d7b. PMID: 22510618
Rupture of the primigravid uterus: a review of the literature.
Walsh CA, Baxi LV
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2007 May;62(5):327-34; quiz 353-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000261643.11301.56. PMID: 17425811
Lacunar infarct.
Lastilla M
Clin Exp Hypertens 2006 Apr-May;28(3-4):205-15. doi: 10.1080/10641960600549082. PMID: 16833026

Clinical prediction guides

Imaging of high-risk carotid plaques: ultrasound.
Cires-Drouet RS, Mozafarian M, Ali A, Sikdar S, Lal BK
Semin Vasc Surg 2017 Mar;30(1):44-53. Epub 2017 Apr 27 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2017.04.010. PMID: 28818258
Coronary Artery Calcification: From Mechanism to Molecular Imaging.
Nakahara T, Dweck MR, Narula N, Pisapia D, Narula J, Strauss HW
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2017 May;10(5):582-593. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.03.005. PMID: 28473100
Neuroimaging of the vulnerable plaque.
Lovblad KO, Mendes-Pereira V, Garibotto V, Assal F, Willi JP, Stztajzel R, Ratib O, Vargas MI
Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2015;13(2):182-91. doi: 10.2174/15701611113116660164. PMID: 24188487Free PMC Article
Imaging of intraplaque haemorrhage.
Prati F, Di Vito L
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2012 Oct;13(10):640-4. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328357a665. PMID: 22955206
Achilles tendon rupture: a review of etiology, population, anatomy, risk factors, and injury prevention.
Hess GW
Foot Ankle Spec 2010 Feb;3(1):29-32. Epub 2009 Dec 15 doi: 10.1177/1938640009355191. PMID: 20400437

Recent systematic reviews

Spontaneous Iliac Vein Ruptures: A Systematic Review.
Kooiman AL, Bakas JM, van Fessem JMK, Boellaard WPA, Cornelissen SAP, van Rijn MJE
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2023 Aug;57(6):617-625. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1177/15385744231163707. PMID: 36913198Free PMC Article
Spontaneous (idiopathic) rupture of the urinary bladder: a systematic review of case series and reports.
Reddy D, Laher AE, Lawrentschuk N, Adam A
BJU Int 2023 Jun;131(6):660-674. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/bju.15974. PMID: 36683400
Midgestational pre-labor spontaneous uterine rupture: a systematic review.
Sharon N, Maymon R, Pekar-Zlotin M, Betser M, Melcer Y
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):5155-5160. Epub 2021 Mar 10 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1875435. PMID: 33691570
Growth and Rupture Risk of Small Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Forman HP, Grossetta Nardini HK, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Moore C, Sanelli P
Ann Intern Med 2017 Jul 4;167(1):26-33. Epub 2017 Jun 6 doi: 10.7326/M17-0246. PMID: 28586893
Systematic review of haemorrhage and rupture of hepatocellular adenomas.
van Aalten SM, de Man RA, IJzermans JN, Terkivatan T
Br J Surg 2012 Jul;99(7):911-6. Epub 2012 May 22 doi: 10.1002/bjs.8762. PMID: 22619025

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