Sinister Splenic Artery
Pseudoaneursym: A Rare Case
of Unidentified Aetiology
Published: April 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7536
Pranav Honnavara Srinivasan, Gopi Ellikunnel Vithon, Krishna Narayanan Mandyam Dhati, Vadukkoot Raman Rajendran
1. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
2. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
4. Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Pranav Honnavara Srinivasan,
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Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysms (SAP) are very rare. Giant SAPs are those which are more than 5 cm in diameter and are rarer. SAPs are usually caused by pancreatitis, trauma, surgery or other iatrogenic interventions, vasculitis, local infective or inflammatory processes. We report the successful surgical management of a giant SAP of unidentified aetiology. This case report highlights the significance that this entity may present atypically and hence, early recognition and aggressive management may be life saving.
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