1 May 2005Case Report
Giant aneurysm of the splenic artery in an elderly man Short report and review of the literature
Fabio Zampieri 1Valerio Gentile 1Piero Lippolis 1Giuseppe Zocco 1Massimo Chiarugi 1Massimo Seccia 1
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1 General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2005, 76(3), 275-279;
Published: 1 May 2005
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Abstract
Splenic Artery Aneurysms (SAAs) are usually single and small lesions, and their size rarely exceed 3 cm. In a review of the literature from 1950 to date, only 18 aneurysms defined as “giant” were found in 15 reported papers. CASE REPORT: A case of an 87-year-old man, successfully treated for a 7 cm wide aneurysm of the splenic artery is reported. Except for his age, the patient did not show any significant association with aneurysm-related diseases and was successfully submitted to en-bloc aneurysmectomy and splenectomy via open surgery.
Keywords
- Giant aneurysm
- Splenic artery aneurysm
- Visceral arteries aneurysm