The stomach has an arterial supply on both the lesser and greater curves . On the lesser curve, the left gastric artery, a branch of the coeliac axis, forms an anastomotic arcade with the right gastric artery, which arises from the common hepatic artery. The gastroduodenal artery, which is also a branch of the hepatic artery, passes behind the first part of the duodenum. Here it divides into th...

Stenosis of either the portal or splenic vein increases splenic afferent nerve activity (SANA), which, through the splenorenal reflex, reduces renal blood flow. Because these maneuvers not only raise splenic venous pressure but also reduce splenic venous outflow, the question remained as to whether it is increased intrasplenic postcapillary pressure and/or reduced intrasplenic blood flow, which...

CONTEXT Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. They most commonly affect the splenic artery and are secondary to chronic pancreatitis. Giant pseudoaneurysms (5 cm or larger in size) are rare and, until now, only 19 cases have been reported. CASE REPORT A 47-year-old chronic alcoholic and diabetic male presented with upper abdominal pain of 1-month duration without any other significant...

ment for the recanalization of obstruction or stenosis of vessels (1), and they have also been used for the treatment of dissecting carotid aneurysms and subclavian artery aneurysms (2-5). Traditionally, the treatment of splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is surgery or a transcatheter arterial embolization. However, the technique of treating SAA with stent-grafts has been recently reported (6). To o...

Materials and methods Patient of 69 years, lipothymia and anemia, Hb 11,2 gr/ dl, leukocytis 7780/dl (neutrophilis 21,4%, lymphocytis 68,9%) PLTs 81000/dl, VES 34 mm/h (n.v. 2 -28). Abdomen ultrasonography: spleen increased in volume (bipolar diameter 21,8 cm), bright liver. TC abdomen: spleen increased of volume, with inferior pole in Douglas. Medullar biopsy: NH limphoma B-cell. Patient was c...

Here, we report a case of splenic artery aneurysm rupture in patient with known heterozygosity mutation the ACTN2 gene (variant c.971G > A p.Arg324Gln). The came to our emergency department epigastric pain radiating lumbar area, an absence peritonism signs. An abdominal computed tomography angiography showed ruptured huge (5 cm) aneurysm. Therefore, underwent endovascular coil embolization c...

A case of three pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) aneurysms associated with coeliac artery occlusion and a concomitant splenic arterial aneurysm is described. Surgical treatment was used because it was anticipated that the hepatic blood supply would be obstructed completely if percutaneous transluminal embolization for three PDA aneurysms were performed. Splenectomy in continuity with the spleni...

Abdominal aorta aneurysms (AAAs) are common in the vascular fi eld. Testing for this phenomenon is rather easy; simply order an AAA screening via ultrasound. What is not common, however, is fi nding an aneurysm of the much smaller branches of the splanchnic arteries. These arteries consist of the celiac artery (CA), common hepatic artery (CHA), splenic artery (SA), gastric artery, and superior ...

INTRODUCTION A rare case of a splenic artery aneurysm refilled by a hypertrophic branch originating from the left gastric artery retreated with an endovascular approach is reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A hilum splenic artery aneurysm of a 43-year-old Caucasian woman was treated with endovascular ligature. Cont...