Twelve cases report of the vagus splenic aneurysm and literature review / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the treatment of splenic artery aneurysms(SAA) and curative effect evaluation.Methods Twelve SAA patients treated in our hospital from January 2012 to May 2014 were clinical analyzed.The male in Twelve patients was 4 man and others were female.The vagus splenic artery aneurysms are originated from the superior mesenteric artery,tumors are single,from 1.5cm to 2.8cm in diameter,an average of 2.1cm.Twelve cases were performed surgery,4 patients underwent elective surgery,interventional embolization of the splenic aneurysm in 3 patient,The others were performed interventional embolization + superior mesenteric artery covered stents.Results Technical success was achieved in all twelve patients,2 patients had adverse effects such as abdominal pain,fever,etc.There revealed no aneurysm recurrence was found.Twelve patients were followed for 6-24 months,the follow-up by examinations with electronic computer X-ray tomography or color Doppler ultrasonic as well as angiography every 3 months.One patient died of severe abdominal bleeding 1 year later after the operation and the other eleven patients remained in good condition with no occurrence of re-canalization of the lesions.Conclusions For the vagus splenic aneurysm with suitable for anatornic conditions,cavity therapy is safe and effective,for the vagus splenic aneurysm involving hepatic artery,need to open surgery for vascular remodeling.