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Splenic artery aneurysm (arrow) of 14 mm on abdominal computed tomographic angiography.
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An abdominal computed tomographic angiography (CTA) revealed a 14 mm splenic artery aneurysm (Figure 1) as well as a 12 mm aneurysm of the coeliac trunk.
9 mm contrast-filled dilatation of splenic artery (arrow) on initial CT.
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In retrospect, on the first CT, a 9 mm focal contrast-filled dilatation of the splenic artery could already have been identified in a large hematoma (Figure 2).
Splenic artery aneurysm with a tortuous aspect during embolisation procedure.
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A ruptured splenic aneurysm was now considered the source of the abdominal bleeding and the patient underwent a coil embolisation of the proximal splenic artery using a femoral approach (Figure 3).