Giant Splenic Artery Aneurysm : Case Report

Abstract EN

Splenic artery aneurysm is the third most common location of intra-abdominal aneurysms.

Giant splenic artery aneurysm is rarely seen and is at a high risk of rupture.

Location and size of the splenic artery aneurysm determine the likelihood of rupture.

A case of giant splenic artery aneurysm in a 35-year-old woman is reported.

She presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

She had splenomegaly and extrahepatic hepatic portal hypertension.

Angiography confirmed a giant splenic artery aneurysm measuring 8 × 10 centimeters, located in middle and distal two-thirds of the splenic artery.

Surgical treatment in the form of in toto excision of aneurysm with splenectomy and devascularization was performed.