A Case of Successful Treatment of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm by Steel Coil Occlusion

Shinichi Ogura, Masaki Fujimura*, Tsutomu Sakamoto**

Department of Surgery, Soseikai General Hospital
*The Second Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science
**Department of Radiology, Kohga Hospital

We found a giant splenic aneurysm at the time of angiography for cirrhosis, and succeeded in preventing rupture of the aneurysm by using steel coils. The patient was a 40-year-old man in whom celiac angiography revealed a splenic artery aneurysm whose diameter is 3 cm at the root of the splenic artery. To prevent rupture of the aneurysm, we embolized the splenic artery. Embolization was achieved after placing angiocoils^® with a diameter of 8 mm in the proximal and distal portions of the aneurysm by using an angiography-cather, thus completely occluding the blood supply to the aneurysm. No complication were noted after embolization.

Key words
splenic artery aneurysm, embolization of splenic artery, liver cirrhosis

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Shinichi Ogura Department of Surgery, Soseikai General Hospital
1-1 Shimotobahiroosa-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612 JAPAN

Accepted
June 13, 1990

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