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Magnetic resonance imaging of the hepatic hemangioma ((a) upper right arrow) and splenic artery aneurysm.
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The MRI study revealed a 35 mm diameter hemangioma in the liver segment 8 and a 40 mm aneurysm with a thrombus in the splenic artery of the pancreas tail region (Figure 1).
Multislice computed tomographic image of the splenic artery aneurysm.
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A long segment of the splenic artery transection extended from the distal aneurysm to the splenic hilus (Figure 2).
Intraoperative image of an aneurysm (a). The proximal and distal ends of the splenic artery have been marked with an asterisk. Splenic artery after anastomosis (b).
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The proximal and distal ends of the splenic artery were anastomosed to provide flow continuity (Figure 3).
Computed tomographic image taken six months after surgery.
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In angiographic CT, splenic artery flow was normal, and the residual aneurysm had regressed (Figure 4).