Abstract
A 64-year-old man with cirrhosis of the liver had a palpable, pulsatile palm-size mass over the upper abdomen. Splenic artery aneurysm was diagnosed by sonography, computed tomography scan, and celiac angiography. Operative findings showed a huge splenic artery aneurysm (20 × 30 × 20 cm) over the middle portion of the splenic artery. Such a huge splenic artery aneurysm may develop because changes in splenic circulatory dynamics after a portocaval shunt, resulting in compression of the splenic vein and congestive splenomegaly.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 565-568 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Portocaval shunt
- Splenic artery aneurysm
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology