title: Splenic artery aneurysm of the hepatosplenomesenteric trunk.
abstract: We herein report the case of a splenic artery aneurysm with a hepatosplenomesenteric trunk that presented in a pregnant woman. Catheter embolization was not performed due to the wide neck of the aneurysm and its close location to the trunk indicates a high risk of mesenteric trunk thrombosis. We instead performed surgical resection of the aneurysm after successful delivery of the infant by Caesarian section. The splenic artery was reconstructed by side-to-end anastomosis with the common hepatic artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatake
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (II), Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
keywords: hepatosplenomesenteric trunk; splenic artery aneurysm; visceral artery aneurysm