title: [Splenic artery aneurysm].
abstract: Splenic artery aneurysm is an uncommon form of vascular disease of unknown etiology. Its clinical importance is due to its high mortality, especially in pregnancy, when maternal mortality is 70% and fetal mortality 95%. Most cases of splenic artery aneurysm are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally. We present a woman with incidentally diagnosed splenic artery aneurysm in whom the splenic artery and its aneurysm were resected.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery A, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimonov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunichevski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antebi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000601:surgery