An Early Diagnosis of Gastroepiploic Arterial Aneurysm during a Routine Abdominal Ultrasound Study

Joint Authors

Casella, Giovanni
Di Bella, Camillo
Pagni, Fabio
Vandoni, Pietro
Sartirana, Adriana
Nobili, Paolo

Source

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-07-28

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Gastroepiploic arterial aneurysm (GEAA) is a rare condition, but the rupture risk is very high.

We report the case of a patient with incidental finding of GEAA during US examination.

The diagnosis was confirmed by a computed tomography and an angiographic study.

A classic laparotomy with aneurysmectomy has been successfully performed.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Casella, Giovanni& Sartirana, Adriana& Vandoni, Pietro& Di Bella, Camillo& Pagni, Fabio& Nobili, Paolo. 2011. An Early Diagnosis of Gastroepiploic Arterial Aneurysm during a Routine Abdominal Ultrasound Study. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Casella, Giovanni…[et al.]. An Early Diagnosis of Gastroepiploic Arterial Aneurysm during a Routine Abdominal Ultrasound Study. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Casella, Giovanni& Sartirana, Adriana& Vandoni, Pietro& Di Bella, Camillo& Pagni, Fabio& Nobili, Paolo. An Early Diagnosis of Gastroepiploic Arterial Aneurysm during a Routine Abdominal Ultrasound Study. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481562

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-481562