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Emergency endovascular coiling of a ruptured giant splenic artery aneurysm
Erika Wernheden1, Anne-Sofie Brenøe2, Saeid Shahidi1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark.
Abstract:
Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) are the third most common abdominal aneurysm. Endovascular treatment of SAAs is preferred, and coiling is the most commonly used technique. Ruptured giant (>5 cm) SAAs are usually treated with open surgery including splenectomy. We present a rare case of a ruptured 15-cm giant SAA in an 84-year-old woman treated successfully with emergency endovascular coiling. To our knowledge, this is one of the few reports of emergency endovascular treatment for ruptured giant SAA.
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