Hemodynamics of splenic artery aneurysm.
Blood flow volume of the portal venous system of 3 patients with splenic artery aneurysm, an uncommon disease, was measured using an ultrasonic duplex system. A huge increase in splenic blood flow volume was found in each case. A large portasystemic shunt through which the portal blood flowed hepatofugally was present in 2 cases. We suspect the shunt is partially responsible for an increase in splenic blood flow volume, which would lead to the formation of splenic artery aneurysm together with portal hypertension.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001775:Blood Circulation; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography