Surgical resection of a ruptured transverse pancreatic artery aneurysm

Abstract Background Visceral artery aneurysms are rare, but they may cause heavy bleeding and high mortality. In addition, aneurysms originating from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) account for only 1% of visceral artery aneurysms. We report the rare case of a ruptured transverse pancreatic art...

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Main Authors: Toru Takematsu, Keisuke Kosumi, Takuya Tajiri, Kosuke Kanemitsu, Kosuke Mima, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Takao Mizumoto, Tatsuo Kubota, Nobutomo Miyanari, Hideo Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01128-4