title: [Prophylactic embolization for unruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery; a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitahara
mesh_terms: 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