THE recognition of aneurysms of the splenic artery is important since death from spontaneous hemorrhage ultimately occurs in the majority of cases and since these aneurysms may be completely excised ...

The safe and practical method of intravenous abdominal aortography recently reported 8 began a milestone for diagnosis of aneurysms of the hepatic and splenic arteries. The 2 patients described below ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Society of Vascular Surgery released clinical practice guidelines on management of visceral artery aneurysms ...

A brain or aortic aneurysm can be serious and even deadly. Because many people will never have symptoms, it’s important to know the causes and risk factors, so you can take steps to help prevent them.

Q: My husband has a splenic-artery aneurysm. It is large, measuring 5.7 centimeters. It is on the bottom left side of his rib cage near the spleen and pancreas. In six months, it grew from 5.2 ...

A fusiform aneurysm causes the artery to bulge or balloon on all sides. This type is less common than a saccular aneurysm, which causes a bulge on one side of the artery. An aneurysm is a weakness in ...

(A) Compression. Pancreatic cysts compress the splenic vein, increasing venous flow in the gastric veins and forming varices. Other causes of compression include pancreatic NET, lymphoma, SAA, ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My husband has a splenic-artery aneurysm. It is large, measuring 5.7 centimeters. It is on the bottom left side of his rib cage near the spleen and pancreas. In six months, it grew from ...