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CT-scan of the abdomen showing a 2.0 cm diameter aneurysm of the splenic artery at the hilum of the spleen.
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A CT-scan of the head, chest and abdomen excluded any evident aortic, pulmonary and abdominal disease, aorto-iliac and visceral arteries' disease, but confirmed an aneurysm of the splenic artery, located at the hilum with partial lining thrombus and of a major diameter of 2.0 cm (Fig. 1).
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CT-scan of the abdomen showing a 3.1 cm diameter, para-hilar aneurysm of the splenic artery, surgically resected after a failing attempt at trans-catheter coil embolization.
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A 68-year-old woman was addressed after a failing attempt at trans-femoral catheterization and embolization of a 3.1 cm diameter, para-hilar aneurysm of the splenic artery (Fig. 2).
Intraoperative view of case # 2. A para-hilar aneurysm is being resected "en bloc" with the spleen after proximal ligation of the splenic artery.
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Resection of the aneurysm and splenectomy were performed by the senior author (GI) through a left subcostal access and were followed by a regular, 5-days long postoperative 1course (Fig. 3).
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