Giant aneurysm of the splenic artery in an elderly man Short report and review of the literature

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Published: May 1, 2005
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Giant aneurysm, Splenic artery aneurysm, Visceral arteries aneurysm

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Fabio Zampieri
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Valerio Gentile
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Piero Vincenzo Lippolis
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe Zocco
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Massimo Chiarugi
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Massimo Seccia
General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.

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.

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Zampieri, Fabio, et al. “Giant Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery in an Elderly Man Short Report and Review of the Literature”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 76, no. 3, May 2005, pp. 275-9, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/668.
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Vol. 76 No. 3 (2005)
Section
Case Report