Laparoscopic Exclusion of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare but serious vascular disease. The mortality risk is 36% when one is ruptured. Surgical therapy has traditionally consisted in resection through a laparotomy. The authors' experience of a case of laparoscopic exclusion of a splenic artery aneurysm is reported. T...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vascular and endovascular surgery 2003-07, Vol.37 (4), p.297-300
Hauptverfasser:	Muscari, Fabrice, Bossavy, Jean-Pierre, Chaufour, Xavier, Ghouti, Laurent, Barret, André
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aneurysm - diagnosis Aneurysm - surgery Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery Aneurysms Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Care and treatment Case studies Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Evaluation Female Humans Laparoscopic surgery Laparoscopy Medical sciences Methods Splenectomy Splenic Artery - diagnostic imaging Splenic Artery - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
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Zusammenfassung:	Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare but serious vascular disease. The mortality risk is 36% when one is ruptured. Surgical therapy has traditionally consisted in resection through a laparotomy. The authors' experience of a case of laparoscopic exclusion of a splenic artery aneurysm is reported. This surgical approach is simple, safe, and minimally invasive. This procedure should increase the indication for surgical treatment of a splenic artery aneurysm.
ISSN:	1538-5744 1938-9116
DOI:	10.1177/153857440303700411