Author(s)

Jawahar Rathod, Kishor Taori, Sachin Dhomne, Prakash Pawar, Devkaran Vaghasiya, Amit Disawal, Amrita Guha, Kiran Naiknavare, Rahul Agale, Prajwleet Gour

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Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are third most common intra-abdominal aneurysm (after aneurysms of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries). A splenic artery aneurysm larger than 3 cm is even rare. Splenic artery aneurysms are fatal vascular lesions if ruptured. The incidence of rupture is increased in larger aneurysms. Transcatheter arterial embolization is an alternative method of treatment in a patient with splenic arterial aneurysm which has relative lower morbidity and mortality than surgical procedures. Here, we report a case of giant ruptured proximal splenic artery pseudoaneurysm detected by contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) & referred to Interventional Radiology for Transcatheter arterial embolisation.

Proximal, Pseudoaneurysm, Microcoils, Glue, Pancreatitis

J. Rathod, K. Taori, S. Dhomne, P. Pawar, D. Vaghasiya, A. Disawal, A. Guha, K. Naiknavare, R. Agale and P. Gour, "Endovascular embolisation of Giant Ruptured Proximal Splenic Arterial Pseudoaneurysm Using Microcoils & Glue: Case Report," Surgical Science, Vol. 2 No. 5, 2011, pp. 290-293. doi: 10.4236/ss.2011.25062.