Case report: splenic vein aneurysm--report of a lesion that progressively expanded.
A case of splenic vein aneurysm is reported. The patient was diagnosed as having a cirrhotic liver with portal hypertension. Computed tomography and angiography demonstrated a splenic vein aneurysm with saccular dilatation. The splenic vein aneurysm increased in size as the hepatic cirrhosis deteriorated; however, there were no complications such as rupture or thrombosis. To our knowledge this is the first report describing the development of a portal system aneurysm.
Ohhira
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine III, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
Ono
M
M
Ohhira
M
M
Matsumoto
A
A
Ohta
H
H
Namiki
M
M
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed