RESUMEN
Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare phenomenon although it is the second most common visceral artery aneurysm. Usually it occurs in adults with an increase in incidence as age increases and the diagnosis is made incidentally during work-up of patients for other clinical conditions. When it ruptures life threatening hemorrhage occurs and patients usually die if the correct diagnosis is not made timely. Here we present a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm which was misdiagnosed as a hemorrhagic pancreatitis and finally the diagnosis was made on post contrast computed tomography scan. Physicians must include ruptured splenic artery aneurysm as one of the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen particularly in patients who are in shock state and anemic.
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Abdomen Agudo/etiología , Aneurisma Roto/diagnóstico , Arteria Esplénica/diagnóstico por imagen , Abdomen Agudo/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto , Aneurisma Roto/complicaciones , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Etiopía , Hospitales Especializados , Humanos , Hallazgos Incidentales , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades del Bazo/diagnóstico , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign solitary bone lesion of unknown etiology. ABCs mainly occur in the long bones but only rarely in the bones of the feet. Few cases of ABC involving the calcaneum have been reported. We present a rare case of an ABC of the calcaneum in 18 year old Ethiopian female.