[A case of the ruptured splenic artery aneurysm treated with transcatheter embolization].
Splenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral artery aneurysms, which are usually found incidentally. The most common complication of splenic artery aneurysms is spontaneous rupture into the peritoneal cavity, which leads to acute peritonitis and shock. Less commonly, it may rupture directly into the stomach, small bowel or pancreatic duct and may present with acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage. We report a rare case of the ruptured splenic artery aneurysm, presenting as acute massive hematochezia which was treated with transcatheter embolization.
Kim
Yon Soo
YS
Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Jung
Yoon Ho
YH
Han
Kang Won
KW
Joo
Hyun Soo
HS
Cho
Young Kwan
YK
Park
Jin Woo
JW
Lee
Suck Ho
SH
Kim
Hyun Cheol
HC
Park
Sung Il
SI
Jung
Il Kwun
IK
Kim
Sun Joo
SJ
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery