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Endovascular treatment of a hepatic artery aneurysm causing chronic abdominal pain; a case report
Gabrielle L de Ruiter-Derksen1, Rutger C G Bruijnen, Frank Joosten
1Alysis Zorggroep, Location Rijnstate, Department of Surgery, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Background:
Aneurysms of the visceral arteries are rare but potentially lethal lesions. We describe a case of a successful endovascular exclusion of a hepatic artery aneurysm in a patient that suffered from chronic abdominal pain.
Case Report:
A 68-year old man presented with chronic abdominal pain that had existed for 10 months. A diagnostic contrast-enhanced CT scan showed an 18 mm atherosclerotic aneurysm of the hepatic artery. When other pathology was excluded the aneurysm was excluded using an ePTFE-covered nitinol stentgraft. Post-deployment angiograms showed a complete exclusion of the aneurysm. The abdominal complaints immediately resolved. After a follow-up period of 18 months patient had a patent endograft and remained free of symptoms.
Conclusions:
Small hepatic artery aneurysms may cause chronic recurrent abdominal pain and can be safely excluded using a covered stentgraft.
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