Author/Authors :
Hemmati، Hossein نويسنده Department of Surgery, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Guilan, Iran Hemmati, Hossein , Karimian، Mehdi نويسنده Department of Surgery, Guilan Surgery Research Center,
Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran , , Moradi، Habibollah نويسنده Respiratory Diseases and TB Research Center, Razi
Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht,
Iran , , Farid Marandi، Kambiz نويسنده Respiratory Diseases and TB Research Center, Razi
Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht,
Iran , , Haghdoost، Afrooz نويسنده Student Research Committee, Department of Research and
Technology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht,
Iran ,
Abstract :
Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare but potentially life threatening.
We describe a novel case of a successful endovascular coil embolization
of a huge hepatic artery aneurysm. A 67-year-old woman presented with
recent abdominal pain that had begun from 2 weeks before referring to
our hospital. Sonographic and computerized tomographic (CT) findings
revealed a huge hepatic artery aneurysm with 95 mm × 83 mm diameter. The
patient underwent an endovascular technique. In aortic angiography, the
celiac artery orifice and superior mesenteric artery were so narrow, so
sonography was used in order to determine the exact position of the
catheter in the celiac artery orifice. The aneurysm was thrombosed using
coil embolization. Pulsation of the aneurysm immediately disappeared.
Huge hepatic artery aneurysm can be safely treated using coil
embolization.
