ABSTRACT
Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare and represent 0.01-0.2% of all arterial aneurysms. The patient may present with abdominal pain, which may be associated with a mass. More acutely, patients present with signs of hypovolemia secondary to rupture of the aneurysm. The patient reported here presented with right upper abdominal pain and gastrointestinal hemorrhage of unknown etiology. A CT angiogram showed presence of hepatic artery aneurysm. Aneurysm was excised at laparotomy.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Hepatic Artery/pathology , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology , Upper Gastrointestinal Tract , Abdominal Pain , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , AngiographyABSTRACT
Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare benign congenital malformation of lymphatic channels. This report is of a 35 years old male who presented with 1 month history of abdominal pain and swelling due to a large retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma. The lesion was removed surgically with complete resection