title: Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA), a rare condition chiefly affecting women, poses significant challenges for management when it occurs during pregnancy. Reports of successful management of SAA before rupture in pregnancy are limited, with several post-rupture cases reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the case of a woman with an SAA of 13 × 9 mm near the hilum of the spleen who subsequently became pregnant. Embolization of the splenic artery in the third trimester resulted in occlusion of the aneurysm but was followed three weeks later by a splenic abscess. The patient went on to deliver a healthy baby.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case illustrates the importance of maintaining awareness of SAA in pregnancy because the condition carries a high risk of rupture and hemorrhage with high rates of fetal and maternal mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: John Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beecroft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013157:Splenic Artery
keywords: aneurysm; pregnancy; splenic artery