Spontaneous rupture of an isolated splenic artery aneurysm: An unusual cause of an acute abdomen

Tihan D., Tanirgan F., MENTEŞ M.

Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.336-339, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.9573
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.336-339
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute abdomen, Laparotomy, Splenectomy, Splenic artery aneurysm, Splenic artery ligation
  • İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 65-year-old female patient who had a history of hypertension was admitted to the hospital with a diffuse abdominal pain. The physical examination revealed an acute abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography showed free fluid in the abdominal cavity and the computed tomography revealed an isolated splenic artery aneurysm. Laparotomy, ligation of the splenic artery, splenectomy and cholecystectomy was carried out. Case reports regarding spontaneous rupture of the isolated splenic artery aneurysm are rare in the literature. In this article, we report an unusual cause of acute abdomen.