Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are a rare and life-threatening pathology. Ruptured SAA has a mortality rate of up to 25%, with increased rates of rupture in pregnancy, pseudoaneurysm, liver transplantation, portal hypertension, symptomatic SAA and diameter >2 cm. Management of SAA in pregnant wom...

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Main Authors:	Raleene Gatmaitan, Keagan Werner-Gibbings, Morad Sallam, Rachel Bell, Panos Gkoutzios
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Published:	Radcliffe Medical Media 2020
Subjects:	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b6c5c02a8c2545b78b677c07e926f9c02021-12-04T16:03:49ZConservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report10.15420/ver.2020.112516-33022516-3299https://doaj.org/article/b6c5c02a8c2545b78b677c07e926f9c02020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.verjournal.com/articles/conservative-management-of-a-splenic-artery-aneurysmhttps://doaj.org/toc/2516-3299https://doaj.org/toc/2516-3302Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are a rare and life-threatening pathology. Ruptured SAA has a mortality rate of up to 25%, with increased rates of rupture in pregnancy, pseudoaneurysm, liver transplantation, portal hypertension, symptomatic SAA and diameter >2 cm. Management of SAA in pregnant women is poorly described in the literature, making treatment of these patients difficult. Furthermore, careful consideration of complications for both the mother and the foetus need to be taken into account. This case report demonstrates that conservative management with monthly surveillance MRI can be used as viable treatment option of an asymptomatic 17 mm splenic artery aneurysm in a pregnant woman.Raleene GatmaitanKeagan Werner-GibbingsMorad SallamRachel BellPanos GkoutziosRadcliffe Medical MediaarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENVascular and Endovascular Review , Vol 3, Iss , Pp - (2020)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701 Raleene Gatmaitan Keagan Werner-Gibbings Morad Sallam Rachel Bell Panos Gkoutzios Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report
description	Splenic artery aneurysms (SAA) are a rare and life-threatening pathology. Ruptured SAA has a mortality rate of up to 25%, with increased rates of rupture in pregnancy, pseudoaneurysm, liver transplantation, portal hypertension, symptomatic SAA and diameter >2 cm. Management of SAA in pregnant women is poorly described in the literature, making treatment of these patients difficult. Furthermore, careful consideration of complications for both the mother and the foetus need to be taken into account. This case report demonstrates that conservative management with monthly surveillance MRI can be used as viable treatment option of an asymptomatic 17 mm splenic artery aneurysm in a pregnant woman.
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title	Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report
title_short	Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report
title_full	Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report
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Conservative Management of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy: A Case Report

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