title: [Hepatic artery aneurysm].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aneurysms of the hepatic artery are relatively rare. Diagnosis often occurs only after rupture, and mortality is substantial. We report two new cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  The first patient was a 70-year-old woman whose asymptomatic aneurysm of the common hepatic artery was identified during ultrasound for vomiting and abdominal pain. Open aneurysm repair and a hepatosplenic bypass led to a favorable outcome. The second patient was a 54-year-old man; his right hepatic artery aneurysm was diagnosed after it ruptured in the gall bladder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We review the literature about hepatic artery aneurysms and discuss the clinical features and methods for diagnosis and treatment of these uncommon lesions.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Younes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bensaid
authors.forename: Badre
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rhissassi
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sedki
authors.forename: Redouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Idrissi
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Khloufi
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: El Mahi
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alaoui
authors.forename: Brahim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lekehal
authors.forename: Yasser
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authors.lastname: Sefiani
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Mesnaoui
authors.forename: Fanid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ammar
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology