Double catheter technique: a new approach for treatment of anatomically challenging splenic artery aneurysm: a case report

ABSTRACT

Splenic artery aneurysms are the most common visceral aneurysm. They are usually asymptomatic, but may present rarely as abdominal pain, or with symptoms and signs of acute rupture. This is a case report of a 42 years old female patient who presented with mild abdominal pain and was found to have a splenic artery aneurysm with a challenging anatomy of the prominent splenic artery. The patient refused the surgical option of treatment, and was treated by endovascular embolization, using a double catheter technique.