Table 4.

Pregnancy related causes of splenic rupture

Cause	Cases	References
Normal pregnancy	22	[257-278]
Splenic ectopic pregnancy	9	[279-287]
Post-vaginal delivery	2	[288,289]
Post-caesarean section	2	[290,291]
Preeclampsia	1	[292]
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy	1	[225]
Non-splenic
HELLP syndrome	1	[293]
Total	38

Abbreviations: HELLP: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets.