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T1 Posttraumatic intrasplenic pseudoaneurysm with high-flow arteriovenous fistula: new lessons to learn
A1 Arteaga González, Iván Jesús
A1 López-Tomassetti Fernández, Eudaldo
A1 Delgado Plasencia, Luciano
A2 Cirugía
K1 Intrasplenic pseudoaneurysm
K1 Embolization
K1 Splenectomy
K1 Abdominal trauma
AB Intrasplenic pseudoaneurysm is a potentially lethalcomplication of abdominal trauma. We present thecase of a 33-year-old patient with this particularcomplication diagnosed by CT-scan. Selective embolization was not possible due to its extraordinarily largesize and finally splenectomy was performed. We review the English literature and discuss the particularrole of the interventional radiologist to treat this entity. The interventional radiologist is the specialistwho better estimates the success of embolization orthe risk and possibility of delayed splenic rupture.Embolization of the arterial tributary to the pseudoaneurysm should be considered as the treatment ofchoice only when the diagnosis is made before ruptureof the spleen and only in selected cases. Splenectomyalways remains as an alternative treatment for highrisk pseudoaneurysms.
SN 1863-9933
YR 2008
FD 2008
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RD 16-nov-2025