Splenic Artery Aneurysm Case Report

  • Reza Asghari
  • Susan M Mohammadi
  • Fardin Fathi
  • Nastaran Hesam Shariati
  • Mohammad Sadegh Gholami Farashah
  • Mohammad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati
Keywords: Splenic artery; Anatomic variation; Aortic arch; Case report; Multidetector computed tomography; Aneurysm

Abstract

Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is rare, often with no sign patient, discovered accidentally in ultrasonography and imaging studies. A healthy 45-year-old woman was referred to us by abdominal pain in the epigastric region-imaging showed a large mass located between the spleen, stomach, and pancreas. CT scan showed two true aneurysms of a 4 mm and 12 mm diameter in the middle third and distal part of the splenic artery. SAAs that are lesser than 2cm can be controlled; however, our patient was given an open surgery, and splenectomy with the removal of the aneurysm has done.

Published
2020-08-12
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Articles