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Table 1 Summary of treatment for aberrant splenic artery aneurysm

From: Successful treatment of aberrant splenic artery aneurysm with a combination of coils embolization and covered stents

Authors, Year

n

Size of aneurysm (cm)

Age (y)

Gender

Symptoms

Treatment

Follow-up

Ghatan [1], 1967

1

4

58

Female

Left lumbar and flank pain

Aneurysmectomy

Unknown

Sidhu [2], 1995

1

2

35

Female

Asymptomatic

Aneurysmectomy

Unknown

Settembrini [3], 1996

2

4

45

Male

Mild pain at the right hypochondrium;

Aneurysmectomy and splenectomy;

12 months

3.5

43

Female

Epigastric pain

Aneurysmectomy

12 months

Patel [4], 1998

1

2

59

Female

Unexplained episode of sepsis and rigors

Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the SMA

6 months

Pillay [5], 2003

1

Unknown

51

Male

Haematemesis and melaena

Coils embolization

6 months

Feo [6], 2004

1

4.3

64

Male

back pain

Aneurysmectomy with direct SA to SMA anastomosis (end to side)

3 months

Mastracci [7], 2005

2

2.7

31

Female

Intermittent severe epigastric pain radiating into her back;

Coils embolization and laparoscopic occlusion of the splenic artery;

9 months

3.3

42

Female

Epigastric pain

Same as above

8 months

Migliara [8], 2005

2

2.5

50

Female

Asymptomatic;

Aneurysmectomy;

10 days

2.5

47

Male

Asymptomatic

Coils embolization

6 days

Tochii [9], 2005

1

2.7

64

Female

Asymptomatic

Aneurysmectomy

17 days

Sato [10], 2006

1

2.5

50

Female

Discomfort at the epigastria

Detachable coils

1.8 yaers

LaBella [11], 2006

1

3

29

Female

Persistent bilateral lower quadrant pain

Ligation

Unknown

Facy [12], 2006

1

3

36

Male

Asymptomatic

Ligation

Unknown

Illuminati [13], 2007

1

2

51

Female

Nonspecific abdominal discomfort;

Aneurysmectomy

6 months

Liu [14], 2009

6

3.3

71

Female

Regurgitation and eructation;

Endovascular: stent graft placement

6 months

3

52

Female

Asymptomatic;

Refuse to treatment

lost follow-up

6

48

Female

Epigastric pain;

Endovascular: coils embolization with gelfoam and glue;

9 months

3

52

Female

Asymptomatic;

Aneurysmectomy with splenectomy;

1 months

3

38

Male

Asymptomatic;

Aneurysmectomy and patency of the splenic artery via collaterals;

6 months

  

4.8

37

Male

Asymptomatic

Endovascular: stent graft

1 months

    

placement

 

Tanigawa [15], 2009

1

3.4

45

Male

Asymptomatic

Coil embolization

3 months

De Cloedt [16], 2010

1

2.3

41

Female

Epigastric pain

Aneurysmectomy

6 weeks

Jiang [17], 2011

1

2.1

67

Female

Intermittent epigastric pain

Endovascular stent-graft placement and coil embolization

12 months

Taneja [18], 2011

1

2.4

34

Male

Nonspecific upper abdominal pain

Balloon-mounted covered stent

6 months

Shu [19], 2011

3

3.9

73

Male

Asymptomatic;

Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the SMA; Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the SMA; Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the SMA

2 months

4.3

54

Female

Abdominal pain;

10 days

3

60

Female

Mild pain at the right hypochondrium

36 months

Borioni [20], 2013

1

2

53

Female

Epigastric pain

Implantation of multiple coils and an Amplatzer Vascular Plug

2 months

Wong [21], 2013

1

2.6

40

Female

Asymptomatic

Surgical resection with preservation of the spleen

Unknown