Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding from a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by a Penetrating Gastric Ulcer: Case Report and Review of Literature

BACKGROUND: Splenic artery aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm are rare pathologies. True aneurysms are usually asymptomatic. Aneurysm rupture occurring in 2–3% of cases results in bleeding into the lesser sack, peritoneal space or adjacent organs typically presenting as abdominal pain and hemodynamic insta...

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Autores principales: Sawicki, Marcin, Marlicz, Wojciech, Czapla, Norbert, Łokaj, Marek, Skoczylas, Michał M., Donotek, Maciej, Kołaczyk, Katarzyna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26309450
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.894465

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26309450
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.894465

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