The therapeutic challenge of giant splenic artery aneurysm: a case repport

ABSTRACT Giant splenic artery aneurysm is a rare condition that represents an eminent life threatening for the patient, requiring, therefore, urgent surgical correction. A 61-year-old woman, former smoker, hypertensive, hypercholesterolemic and multipara sought our service because of a large tumor i...

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Main Authors: Paulo Kauffman, Antonio Luiz de Vasconcellos Macedo, Roberto Sacilotto, Adriano Tachibana, Sergio Kuzniec, Lucas Lembrança Pinheiro, Nelson Wolosker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082017000300359&lng=en&tlng=en