Spontaneous occlusion of splenic and renal pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report and literature review.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms caused by blunt abdominal trauma are rarely observed in solid organs. The preferred therapy for pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma is often angiography and embolization. Here, we report a case of a spontaneous occlusion of splenic pseudoaneurysm and renal pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma. Angiography and embolization were not required, and contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography was used to monitor the patient. This case shows that spontaneous occlusion can be one of the possible outcomes of intraparenchymal splenic pseudoaneurysm and renal pseudoaneurysm after blunt abdominal trauma.

• Authors: Yoshiaki Inoue, Hitoshi Ikegawa, Isao Ukai, Kazuhisa Yoshiya, Yuka Sumi, Hiroshi Ogura, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takeshi Shimazu, Hisashi Sugimoto
• Journal: The Journal of emergency medicine (J Emerg Med) Vol. 38 Issue 3 Pg. e17-22 (Apr 2010) ISSN: 0736-4679 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18180131 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Aneurysm, False (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Bed Rest
• Football (injuries)
• Hemoperitoneum (diagnostic imaging, therapy)
• Humans
• Kidney (diagnostic imaging, injuries)
• Male
• Retroperitoneal Space (diagnostic imaging)
• Spleen (diagnostic imaging, injuries)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Wounds, Nonpenetrating (complications)