Multiple Episodes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Revealing a Splenic Artery Aneurysm
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
The aneurysm of the splenic artery is a rare entity. the diagnosis is not always easy, because of the nonspecific symptomatology. We present the case of a 68-year-old woman treated for splenic artery aneurysm (SAA), who had a history of multiple digestive bleeding. a 68-year-old woman with no medical history, who had several episodes of hematemesis for 3 months. the oeso-gastroduodenal fibroscopy being negative, a thoracoabdominal CT was performed, and revealed an aneurysm of the splenic artery measuring 3.5x3x5.2 cm. the patient underwent surgery, resection of the aneurysm was performed with closure of the gastric opening. The following was marked by peritonitis by loosening of the digestive sutures, surgically reworked. The patient dies unfortunately 5 days after the second surgery.
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Zahdi O, Mechhor S, El Bhali H, Hormat-Allah M, Bounssir A
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