title: Laparoscopic Left Gastric Artery Aneurysm Resection.
abstract: Aneurysmal degeneration of the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease entity. Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are exceedingly rare and have a prevalence of 0.1 to 2%. The left gastric artery aneurysm (LGAA) is even more rare and accounts for less than 4% of all VAAs. There is scarce literature on treatment of LGAA by embolization; however, to date successful laparoscopic repair of an LGAA has not been described. We describe the successful treatment of an LGAA by laparoscopic ligation and resection in a 68-year-old male patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Sandeep A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayana
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York.
authors.forename: Kambhampaty V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Krishnasastry
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubach
keywords: aneurysm; artery; coil embolization; laproscopic; repair; resection; risk factors