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Splenic vein aneurysm—report of a lesion that progressively expanded

1994; Wiley; Volume: 67; Issue: 799 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1259/0007-1285-67-799-656

1748-880X

M Ohhira, Maiko Ono, Ma Ohhira, Akinori Matsumoto, H Ohta, M Namiki,

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Abstract A case of splenic vein aneurysm is reported. The patient was diagnosed as having a cirrhotic liver with portal hypertension. Computed tomography and angiography demonstrated a splenic vein aneurysm with saccular dilatation. The splenic vein aneurysm increased in size as the hepatic cirrhosis deteriorated; however, there were no complications such as rupture or thrombosis. To our knowledge this is the first report describing the development of a portal system aneurysm.