title: Giant splenic artery aneurysm.
abstract: Giant aneurysms of the splenic artery are uncommon. The mean size of splenic artery aneurysms is reported to be 2.1 cm; they are rarely larger than 3 cm. We present two cases in which the splenic artery aneurysm was larger than 8 cm, discuss the management and operative approach to these infrequently encountered entities, and provide a brief review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed