Imaging investigation of a giant splenic artery aneurysm.
Splenic artery aneurysms represent approximately 60% of visceral arterial aneurysms. Their incidence at autopsy is 0.02 - 2 % in all age groups and rises to 10.4% above the age of 60. Although splenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral aneurysms, giant splenic artery aneurysms >10 cm in diameter have rarely been reported. A recent review of the literature came up with 12 true giant splenic artery aneurysms >10 cm. A case of 12-cm splenic artery aneurysms is presented in this study and the imaging findings are described.
Vlychou
Marianna
M
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece. mvlychou@med.uth.gr
Kokkinis
Constantinos
C
Stathopoulou
Sotiria
S
Tsilikas
Constantinos
C
Lazoura
Olga
O
Petinelli
Adamantia
A
Papadaki
Paraskevi
P
Fezoulidis
Ioannis
I
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color