Giant aneurysm of the common hepatic artery: US and CT imaging findings.
Giant hepatic artery aneurysm is a very rare vascular lesion, but can be detected incidentally during abdominal imaging. We report the sonographic and computed tomography (CT) features of a giant hepatic artery aneurysm in a 52-year-old woman presenting with vague abdominal discomfort. This report illustrates that a giant hepatic artery aneurysm can manifest as an incidental large mass in the porta hepatis, and we discuss the role of sonography and CT in the diagnosis of the lesion and review the natural history and clinical presentation of hepatic artery aneurysm.
Kim
Jeong-hyon
JH
Department of Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Rha
Sung Eun
SE
Chun
Ho Jong
HJ
Kim
You Sung
YS
Oh
Soon Nam
SN
Lee
Young Joon
YJ
Byun
Jae Young
JY
Moon
In Sung
IS
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color