title: Celiac artery aneurysm associated with atherosclerotic common hepatic artery stenosis.
abstract: Celiac artery aneurysms are rare vascular lesions and represent 4% of all splanchnic aneurysms. Media degeneration and atherosclerosis are the most common underlying etiologic factors. The risk of rupture and the associated mortality rate are 13% and 40% respectively. In contrast, elective repair carries a low mortality rate of 5%. Most of celiac artery aneurysms are asymptomatic and in the past nearly 80% of the cases were diagnosed when ruptured. Recently, there is an increased recognition of all splanchnic aneurysm types, probably because of better diagnostic techniques. We report a case of celiac artery aneurysm with severe atherosclerotic stenosis of the common hepatic artery. We performed, through a midline supraumbilical laparotomy, extended partial aneurysmectomy and common hepatic artery ostium endarterectomy. For the closure we used Dacron patch. The uncomplicated postoperative patient's course, with no evidence of liver dysfunction and excellent patency of the common hepatic artery, suggests that this technique offered good results and minimized the perioperative risk.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit of Second Surgical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki G. Gennimatas Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pitoulias
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tachtsi
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Aslanidou
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Alexandrakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome