title: Treatment of a distal splenic artery aneurysm with splenic conservation. A case report.
abstract: We report the case of a successful treatment of a splenic artery aneurysm by aneurysm excision and direct splenic artery reconstruction allowing spleen conservation. This aneurysm was related to an arterial wall medianecrosis. Because of the reappraisal of the splenic immunological function, we believe as others that this surgical management can be a new alternative to splenectomy as treatment of splenic artery aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chakfe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mantz
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kretz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eisenmann
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*