title: [A case of the ruptured splenic artery aneurysm treated with transcatheter embolization].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kang Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hyun Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Young Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Suck Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Il Kwun
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sun Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery