[Prophylactic embolization for unruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery; a case report].
A 67-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis underwent computed tomography (CT). The CT scan incidentally disclosed a large aneurysm of the splenic artery. Then, embolization therapy was performed using steel coils. No complications occurred. Usefulness of prophylactic embolization for unruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery was reported.
Uchino
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A
Maeoka
N
N
Ohno
M
M
Kitahara
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013157:Splenic Artery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed