A splenic artery aneurysm presenting with multiple episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

A splenic artery aneurysm presenting with multiple episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report

Abstract Background Splenic artery aneurysm is rare and its diagnosis is challenging due to the nonspecific nature of the clinical presentation. We report a case of a splenic artery aneurysm in which the patient presented with chronic dyspepsia and multiple episodes of minor intragastric bleeding. C...

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Main Authors: W. S. L. De Silva, D. S. Gamlaksha, D. P. Jayasekara, S. D. Rajamanthri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Splenic artery aneurysm
True aneurysm
Double rupture
Intragastric bleeding
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1282-7

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