title: [Splenic artery aneurysm. Report of a case].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of splenic artery aneurysm is not well known because they are often asymptomatic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case is presented of a 40 year-old woman diagnosed with a splenic artery aneurysm. She was clinically asymptomatic. A three-dimensional angiographic study was performed. The artery embolisation was rejected, according to the results of the study; thus it was decided to perform a laparoscopic splenic-aneurysmectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Splenic artery aneurysms may present with non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain or anorexia. However 2-10% of aneurysms debut as spontaneous rupture. For this reason treatment is indicated in symptomatic aneurysms or those with rupture risk factors. In these cases there are different possibilities, such as therapeutic embolisation, endovascular stenting or surgery. Surgical approach varies depending on the location of the aneurysm in the splenic artery, enabling aneurysmectomy, splenic-aneurysmectomy, or aneurysm exclusion to be performed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, España. Electronic address: pablocolsa@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colsa-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, España.
authors.forename: Mahgol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharazmi-Taghavi
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, España.
authors.forename: Rocío Daniela
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sosa-Medina
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, España.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Cabezas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, España.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingelmo-Setién
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013157:Splenic Artery
keywords: Aneurisma de la arteria esplénica; Esplenectomía; Splenectomy; Splenic artery aneurysm