Hemoperitoneo por rotura espontánea de bazo no patológico en paciente fumador, simulando una perforación de ulcus duodenal: a propósito de un caso

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen without traumatic cause is an unfrequent entity, usually related with pathologic spleens. We present a case of spontaneous rupture of an histologically normal spleen with splenomegalia secondary to smoking habit. The hemoperitoneum caused by the spontaneous rupture of the spleen mimmicked a hollow viscera perforation.