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- Title
A case of a huge gastroepiploic arterial aneurysm.
- Authors
Hirokuni Ikeda; Masahiko Takeo; Mistuo Yamamoto; Ryuuichi Mikami
- Abstract
An 85-year-old man complaining of vague abdominal discomfort was admitted to our hospital. A pulsatile 8 x 7-cm mass in the right upper abdomen was noticed on clinical examination. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a huge arterial aneurysm in the right gastroepiploic artery, and the left gastroepiploic artery was meandering and expanding. An image diagnosis of gastroepiploic arterial aneurysm (GEAA) was made. Because of the huge size of the aneurysm and the predicted high risk of perforation, surgical intervention was planned. The aneurysm was identified in the greater curve and was found to adhere firmly to the transverse colon. Partial resection of the stomach, aneurysmectomy and partial resection of the transverse colon were performed. Clinically, splanchnic arterial aneurysms are rare. Among them, GEAA is especially rare. We report a rare case of a huge GEAA that was treated successfully by surgery.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL aortic aneurysms; GASTROEPIPLOIC artery; ABDOMINAL diseases; ABDOMINAL blood vessels; ABDOMINAL surgery
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2015, Vol 2015, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjv100