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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2021; 4(03): 247-248
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726656
Letter to the Editor

Splenic Arteriovenous Fistula with Pseudoaneurysm

Cagri Yurtsever
1   Department of Radiology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Murat Ak
2   Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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A 24-year-old male patient with a history of laparoscopic splenectomy presented to the outpatient clinic with pain and fullness in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Physical examination and laboratory results were unremarkable. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed aneurysm with a maximum diameter of 30 mm on the distal part of the tortuous splenic artery and splenic arteriovenous fistula and early opacification of the splenic vein ( [Fig. 1A], [B] ). Three-dimensional CT reconstruction revealed aneurysm and connection between the splenic artery and vein ( [Fig. 1C] ). Aneurysm was interpreted in favor of pseudoaneurysm in the case with a splenectomy history. Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm with splenic arteriovenous fistula infrequently occurs as a complication of splenectomy. Rupture and portal hypertension are potential complications. This patient subsequently underwent endovascular intervention, treated with coil embolization, and has continued to do well on clinical follow-up visits.

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Fig. 1 (A–C) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed aneurysm with a maximum diameter of 30 mm on the distal part of the tortuous splenic artery and splenic arteriovenous fistula and early opacification of the splenic vein. (C) Three-dimensional CT reconstruction revealed aneurysm and connection between the splenic artery and vein. A, anterior; Av, average; F, front; L, left; P, posterior; R, right; SD, standard deviation.


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17 April 2021

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