[Splenic artery aneurysm in patients with hepato-splenic schistosomiasis mansoni and portal hypertension. Report of 3 cases]

P Herman; V Pugliese; E Chaib; L A D'Albuquerque; S Klajner; F B Shu; M C Machado; W A Saad; H W Pinotti

[Splenic artery aneurysm in patients with hepato-splenic schistosomiasis mansoni and portal hypertension. Report of 3 cases]

Arq Gastroenterol. 1994 Oct-Dec;31(4):149-53.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

P Herman¹, V Pugliese, E Chaib, L A D'Albuquerque, S Klajner, F B Shu, M C Machado, W A Saad, H W Pinotti

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Cirurgia do Fígado e Hipertensão Portal do Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMUSP.

PMID: 7575175

Abstract

The authors present three cases of splenic artery aneurysm in a group of 96 patients with portal hypertension due to Schistosomiasis mansoni. Etiology, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / complications*
Aneurysm / parasitology
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / complications*
Liver Diseases, Parasitic / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Schistosomiasis mansoni / complications*
Splenic Artery* / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Artery* / surgery
Splenic Diseases / complications
Splenic Diseases / parasitology*