Splenic arteriovenous fistula with infarcted spleen.
A 25-year-old woman developed epigastralgia and abdominal bruit in the left hypochondrium. Radiologic investigation included Doppler ultrasonography, angiography and computed tomography and revealed splenic artery aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula resulting in an almost totally infarcted spleen.
Celik
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Department of Radiology, TürkiyeYüksek Ihtisas Hastanesi, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey. drmeldacelik@yahoo.com
Ozbulbul
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N
Tola
M
M
Yurdakul
M
M
Cumhur
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color