title: [Splenic artery aneurysm: case report].
abstract: Splenic artery aneurysms are rare and occur predominantly in women. Most of them are asymptomatic until rupture. We report a previously healthy 73 year-old woman who presented with non specific symptoms: dyspepsia and constipation. Laboratory tests were normal. Subsequent examinations (ultrasound and CT) showed a large aneurysm of the splenic artery without any sign of rupture. Endovascular treatment remained successfully performed using coil embolization. During a 12-months follow-up period, the patient was asymptomatic and no evidences of complications or splenic infarction were observed on CT scans.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Chile.
authors.forename: Demetrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larraín
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fava
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinoza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013157:Splenic Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome