Asymptomatic aneurysm of the hepatic artery. Management options.
Hepatic aneurysms are rare. The majority of patients present acutely with aneurysm rupture, with an attended high mortality. Diagnosis is difficult and often delayed, owing to the non-specific symptoms and lack of clinical findings. We present three cases of hepatic artery aneurysm diagnosed in a pauci- or asymptomatic stage, illustrating the different therapeutic options described when these aneurysms are diagnosed in this stage: expectant management, embolization, or surgery.
Van den Steen
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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
Michielsen
P
P
Van Outryve
M
M
Corthouts
B
B
De Backer
A
A
D'Archambeau
O
O
Van den Brande
F
F
Ysebaert
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods