Management of true splenic artery aneurysms. Two case reports and review of the literature

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-256

  Kunz, M Nincheri ^a   Pantalone, D ^a   Borri, A ^a   Paolucci, R ^a   Pernice, L M ^a   Taruffi, F ^a   Andreoli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, diagnosis; Aneurysm, surgery; Embolization, therapeutic; Splenic artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN ARTERY ANEURYSM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SPLENIC ARTERY;

EID: 0037661088     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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