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Multiple calcified aneurysms of splenic artery, hypersplenism and concomitant cholelithiasis

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Multiple calcified, aneurysms of splenic artery with hypersplenism and concomitant cholelithiasis were found in a 73-year-old Japanese woman. The symptoms and radiological findings were referable to the aneurysms. The predisposing factors are reviewed. Proximal ligation of the splenic artery and splenectomy gave a good postoperative result. Histopathological examination revealed an atherosclerotic origin, nevertheless specimens from an elderly person may obscure the actual pathology.

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  1. The Second Division Department of Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho Chuo-ku, 650, Kobe, Japan

    Jose Miguel Cobos, Katsuya Hisano, Masayuki Matsumori, Masayoshi Okada & Kazuo Nakamura

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Cobos, J.M., Hisano, K., Matsumori, M. et al. Multiple calcified aneurysms of splenic artery, hypersplenism and concomitant cholelithiasis. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 12, 448–452 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02469836

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