Splenic artery aneurysm--a rare cause for extrahepatic portal venous obstruction: a case report

Jyotindu Debnath; Raju A George; Pankaj P Rao; Kunal Ghosh

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.04.019

Splenic artery aneurysm--a rare cause for extrahepatic portal venous obstruction: a case report

Int J Surg. 2007 Oct;5(5):351-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.04.019. Epub 2007 May 8.

Authors

Jyotindu Debnath¹, Raju A George, Pankaj P Rao, Kunal Ghosh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Command Hospital (SC), Pune 411 040, Maharashtra, India. jyotindu_debnath@rediffmail.com

PMID: 17613289
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.04.019

Abstract

Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare yet very important clinical entity because of its potential for rupture with fatal consequences. Most of the splenic artery aneurysms are found in the middle and distal third of the splenic artery and are usually small (< or = 2 cm) at the time of diagnosis. We describe a rare case of large (5x4 cm) juxta-ostial splenic artery aneurysm causing compression of the splenoportal confluence and adjoining proximal portal vein in a 40-year-old woman.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm / complications*
Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm / surgery
Angiography
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / etiology*
Hypertension, Portal / surgery
Portal Vein*
Splenic Artery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venous Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Venous Insufficiency / etiology*
Venous Insufficiency / surgery