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.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
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G
Van den Steen
P
P
Michielsen
M
M
Van Outryve
B
B
Corthouts
A
A
De Backer
O
O
D'Archambeau
F
F
Van den Brande
D
D
Ysebaert
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