[2 cases of giant aneurysm of the splenic artery: contribution of Doppler echography].
Excluding the extremely uncommon cases of completely thrombosed aneurysm, color Doppler US plays a leading part in establishing the diagnosis of splenic artery aneurysm. The color Doppler US patterns are typical, as illustrated in the two reported cases of splenic artery aneurysm larger than 5.0 cm.
Louvegny
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S
Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Clinique Saint-Luc, Bouge, Namur, Belgique.
Coulier
B
B
Puttemans
T
T
Joris
J P
JP
Mailleux
P
P
Mairy
Y
Y
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color