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Laparoscopic Splenectomy with Pericardial Devascularization for Hypersplenism and Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage Due to Portal Hypertension
Published on: November 15, 2024
[Splenic vein aneurysm -- a case report]
Csaba Dzsinich1, Péter Fazekas, László Barta
1MH Honvédkórház Szív-, Ér- és Mellkassebészeti Osztály 1134 Budapest Róbert Károly körút. escvs@medical.hu
Abstract:
Authors report a very rare case of splenic vein aneurysm in a 34-year-old female patient. She underwent investigation for upper abdominal pain which was not related to eating. Diagnostic workup revealed a thin wall saccular splenic vein aneurysm of 40 mm in diameter which caused an indentation of the posterior wall of the pancreas. She underwent surgery, a tangential resection was carried out preserving the continuity of the splenic vein and spleen. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and she was discharged on the 5th postoperative day.
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