Abstract

TEIXEIRA, Gabriela et al. Splenic infarction and abscess after endovascular repair of splenic artery aneurysm. Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.4, pp.219-224. ISSN 1646-706X.

Splenic artery aneurysms are the most common of all visceral artery aneurysms, with a risk of rupture up to 10%. Most patients present asymptomatically and its elective treatment is recommended for diameters> 2.5 cm. Once treated exclusively by open surgery through aneurysm resection with or without arterial reconstruction, with or without splenectomy associated, nowadays endovascular repair has become increasingly used, by embolization with coils or stenting of the splenic artery. Comparative studies report overlapping efficacy, with lower perioperative morbidity and mortality, but higher rate of late complications. Splenic infarction and abscess is one of them, and the goal of our study was to study and describe this complication.

Keywords : Splenic artery aneurysms; Endovascular repair; Embolization; Splenic infarction and abscess.

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