title: Endovascular treatment of giant splenic aneurysm that developed after liver transplantation.
abstract: Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) are not uncommon in patients with portal hypertension. They are usually diagnosed in preliminary examinations prior to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and are treated surgically at the time of transplantation. In our case, the patient developed a giant SAA after liver transplantation. This was detected incidentally upon routine ultrasound follow-up, and the diagnosis was confirmed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. The patient was treated by endovascular embolization because it is believed that this minimally invasive approach is beneficial in an immunocompromised patient following OLT. After coil embolization, to achieve complete and immediate blood flow exclusion of the sac, it was decided to inject some glue ( N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate) directly into the aneurysm. The aneurysm was successfully obliterated. To the best of our knowledge the use of cyanoacrylate glue in an SSA has never been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. tommasolupattelli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lupattelli
authors.forename: Francesco Giuseppe
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Garaci
authors.forename: Caron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tisone
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000601:surgery; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography