title: Surgical treatment of splanchnic artery aneurysms secondary to medial degeneration: report of two cases.
abstract: Although splanchnic artery aneurysms are an uncommon form of vascular disease, splenic artery aneurysms are the third most common intraabdominal aneurysms, followed by aneurysms of the infrarenal aorta and iliac arteries. In this report, we present two splanchnic artery aneurysms, one symptomatic located in the superior mesenteric artery and one found incidentally in the splenic artery. In the first case reconstructive surgery was carried out. In the second patient the splenic artery aneurysm was excised and splenectomy was performed. The incidence, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demircin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pasaoğlu
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Onat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamaloğlu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kutluay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D011859:Radiography; D013157:Splenic Artery; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000473:pathology*