Emergency endovascular coiling of a ruptured giant splenic artery aneurysm

Emergency endovascular coiling of a ruptured giant splenic artery aneurysm

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...

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Main Authors: Erika Wernheden, MD, Anne-Sofie Brenøe, MD, Saeid Shahidi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428717300771

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