Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report

Splenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral aneurysm occuring predominantly in females. They are usually asymptomatic, and the symptomatic presentation includes chronic abdominal pain of varied severity or an acute rupture with hypotension. Splenic artery aneurysm causing extrahepatic port...

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Main Authors: T. P. Elamurugan, S. Suresh Kumar, R. Muthukumarassamy, Vikram Kate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/908529
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author T. P. Elamurugan
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R. Muthukumarassamy
Vikram Kate
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description Splenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral aneurysm occuring predominantly in females. They are usually asymptomatic, and the symptomatic presentation includes chronic abdominal pain of varied severity or an acute rupture with hypotension. Splenic artery aneurysm causing extrahepatic portal hypertension is very rare and is due to splenic vein thrombosis that develops secondary to compression by the aneurysm. We report one such rare presentation of splenic artery aneurysms in a pregnant female with the features of EHPVO (variceal bleed, hypersplenism) treated by splenectomy along with excision of the aneurysm.
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spelling doaj-art-83a0d20cd009410d92c7f742e25c43d62025-08-20T03:37:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362011-01-01201110.1155/2011/908529908529Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case ReportT. P. Elamurugan0S. Suresh Kumar1R. Muthukumarassamy2Vikram Kate3Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, IndiaSplenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral aneurysm occuring predominantly in females. They are usually asymptomatic, and the symptomatic presentation includes chronic abdominal pain of varied severity or an acute rupture with hypotension. Splenic artery aneurysm causing extrahepatic portal hypertension is very rare and is due to splenic vein thrombosis that develops secondary to compression by the aneurysm. We report one such rare presentation of splenic artery aneurysms in a pregnant female with the features of EHPVO (variceal bleed, hypersplenism) treated by splenectomy along with excision of the aneurysm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/908529
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
title Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report
title_full Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report
title_fullStr Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report
title_short Splenic Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction: A Case Report
title_sort splenic artery aneurysm presenting as extrahepatic portal vein obstruction a case report
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/908529
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