Splenic artery aneurysm as a rare cause of an upper GIT bleed.

Morare, Nolitha Makapi Tisetso; Bosman, Charl; Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde

Morare, Nolitha Makapi Tisetso; Bosman, Charl; Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde.

Affiliation

Morare NMT; General Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa nmorare@gmail.com.
Bosman C; General Surgery, Klerksdorp Tshepong Hospital Complex, Klerksdorp, South Africa.
Ogunrombi AB; General Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

BMJ Case Rep ; 12(11)2019 Nov 19.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31748370

Subject(s)

Aneurysm/complications; Aneurysm/therapy; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology; Splenic Artery/pathology; Administration, Intravenous; Aneurysm/pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Embolization, Therapeutic/methods; Esophagoscopy/methods; Gastric Mucosa/pathology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/pathology; Gastroscopy/methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pantoprazole/administration & dosage; Pantoprazole/therapeutic use; Proton Pump Inhibitors/administration & dosage; Proton Pump Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods; Treatment Outcome

Key words

gastrointestinal bleeding; hematemesis; vascular abnormalities; visceral aneurysm

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Splenic Artery / Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Aneurysm Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa Country of publication: United kingdom

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