Extrasplenic pseudoaneurysm. The role of color flow Doppler ultrasound in diagnosis.
Pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery has been rarely reported and the Doppler echocardiographic finding seldom described. Herein we report a rare case of huge extrasplenic pseudoaneurysm, which was detected by color flow Doppler ultrasonography and successfully treated by ligation of the splenic artery and resection of the pseudoaneurysm.
Lin
C T
CT
Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Chung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chiang
C W
CW
Hsieh
H C
HC
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional