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Giant splenic artery aneurysm

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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Giant aneurysms of the splenic artery are uncommon. The mean size of splenic artery aneurysms is reported to be 2.1 cm; they are rarely larger than 3 cm. We present two cases in which the splenic artery aneurysm was larger than 8 cm, discuss the management and operative approach to these infrequently encountered entities, and provide a brief review of the relevant literature.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, 3300 Henry Ave., 19129, Philadelphia, PA

    Charles D. Long MD, Kalind R. Bakshi MD, Mark B. Kahn MD & Andrew B. Roberts MD

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Long, C.D., Bakshi, K.R., Kahn, M.B. et al. Giant splenic artery aneurysm. Annals of Vascular Surgery 7, 474–478 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002133

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