A Case of Splenic Artery Aneurysm Rupture.
- Author:
Dong Wun SHIN
1
;
Ah Jin KIM
;
Jun Soek PARK
;
Kyung Hwan KIM
;
Kyung Ah KIM
;
Dong Hoon OH
;
Yoon Hee HAN
;
Young Gil KO
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. khkim@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Splenic artery;
Aneurysm;
Therapeutic embolization
- MeSH:
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Catheters;
Diagnosis;
Embolization, Therapeutic;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Hypertension, Portal;
Liver Transplantation;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Multiple;
Rupture*;
Splenic Artery*;
Splenomegaly;
Vascular Diseases
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2006;17(1):92-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Splenic artery aneurysms are an uncommon form of vascular disease that carry the risk of rupture and fatal hemorrhage. Precise cause of splenic artery aneurysms are not be established, the most common pathologic finding is defect of the media. Splenic artery aneurysms occur in patient with multiple pregnancies, portal hypertension, splenomegaly, after orthotopic liver transplantation and fibrodysplasia. Most patients who are diagnosised with splenic artery aneurysm are asymptomatic. Arteriography is a confirmed diagnostic method for detecting splenic artery aneurysms and searching the location of aneurysms. Operative treatment and therapeutic catheter embolization have been used for treatment of splenic artery aneurysms.
