Challenging Case of Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

authors:

avatar Nasser Malekpour alamdari ORCID 1 , * , avatar Alireza Shafii 1

Department of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Medical School, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Malekpour alamdari N, Shafii A. Challenging Case of Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2018;3(3):e130268. https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-03035.

Abstract

Splenic Artery Aneurysms (SAA) are one of the most frequent intraabdominal aneurysms. They are mostly asymptomatic unless they rupture with a mortality rate of 25%. Traditionally, surgery is used to treat SAA. However, non-surgical, endovascular techniques are also suitable alternatives. We present a 51-year-old woman with preumbilical abdominal pain diagnosed as splenic artery aneurysm which was managed by stent graft placement.

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