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Splenic artery aneurysms encountered in the ED: 10 years' experience
Chu-Feng Liu1, Chia-Te Kung, Ber-Ming Liu
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
Objective:
Our objective was to report 7 cases of splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) encountered in the emergency department (ED).
Methods:
A retrospective survey of our ED database revealed 7 cases of SAA (6 men, 1 woman; mean age, 56 years) of 651,347 ED visits over the last decade. Their clinical and imaging features, management, and outcomes were evaluated.
Results:
Splenic artery aneurysm in the ED was rare (prevalence, 0.011%). Common presentations included acute abdomen (n = 5) and shock (n = 2). Five cases had liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Abdominal radiographs (n = 7) revealed 2 atherosclerotic patients with SAA. Abdominal computed tomography (n = 7) depicted all SAAs (size, 1.5-8 cm; mean, 3.8 cm). Four ruptured SAAs were successfully managed with coils embolization. Among them, 1 patient with ruptured mycotic SAA also received surgery, but the patient died of Klebsiella sepsis 3 months later.
Conclusions:
In the ED, ruptured SAA should be included as a rare differential consideration of acute abdomen, especially in middle-aged men with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Although SAA may be an unexpected computed tomographic finding, once diagnosed, endovascular treatment is recommended.
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