title: Management and urgent repair of ruptured visceral artery aneurysms.
abstract: Five patients were treated for ruptured visceral artery aneurysms during the last 9 years, including two splenic and three pancreaticoduodenal aneurysms. The average size of aneurysm was 2.6 cm (range: 1.5-5 cm). All patients underwent open surgical treatment. There was one operative death. After a mean follow-up of 46.6 months, there were no cases of mortality or secondary complications. The authors conclude that operative treatment of ruptured visceral artery aneurysms is durable.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, Turin, Italy. emaferrero@libero.it
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viazzo
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robaldo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berardi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecchio
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cumbo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nessi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply*