Abstract
Background Celiac artery aneurysm is a rare vascular lesion. It is frequently discovered after rupture, which leads to death in most cases. We present a case of an asymptomatic celiac artery aneurysm discovered in a 72-year-old female during an evaluation for high grade fever and general fatigue. Case presentation The patient visited our department with complaints of fever and general fatigue. The patient's medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor control and hypertension. Blood culture and urine culture that were submitted at arrival presented E. Coli. Then, she was diagnosed with bacteremia by urinary tract infection. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed no vegetation at her valves. Computed tomography was performed for investigating her urological abnormalities, revealing a 28 × 30 mm aneurysm at the trunk of the celiac artery. Blood and urine cultures submitted at arrival were positive for E. coli. Surgical repair performed after the improvement of her urinary tract infection revealed a non-infective aneurysm; thus, aneurysm closure and prosthetic grafting were conducted. Conclusion Clinician awareness regarding this rare entity and discovery efforts to discover the splanchnic aneurysm before rupturing are imperative.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 115-118 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
| Volume | 33 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Keywords
- Celiac aneurysm
- Splanchnic aneurysm
- Surgical repair
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Successfully-treated asymptomatic celiac artery aneurysm : A case report. / Takeuchi, Nobuhiro; Soneda, Junichi; Naito, Hiromichi; Iida, Atsuyoshi; Yumoto, Tetsuya; Tsukahara, Kohei; Nakao, Atsunori.
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AU - Takeuchi, Nobuhiro
AU - Soneda, Junichi
AU - Naito, Hiromichi
AU - Iida, Atsuyoshi
AU - Yumoto, Tetsuya
AU - Tsukahara, Kohei
AU - Nakao, Atsunori
PY - 2017
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N2 - Background Celiac artery aneurysm is a rare vascular lesion. It is frequently discovered after rupture, which leads to death in most cases. We present a case of an asymptomatic celiac artery aneurysm discovered in a 72-year-old female during an evaluation for high grade fever and general fatigue. Case presentation The patient visited our department with complaints of fever and general fatigue. The patient's medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor control and hypertension. Blood culture and urine culture that were submitted at arrival presented E. Coli. Then, she was diagnosed with bacteremia by urinary tract infection. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed no vegetation at her valves. Computed tomography was performed for investigating her urological abnormalities, revealing a 28 × 30 mm aneurysm at the trunk of the celiac artery. Blood and urine cultures submitted at arrival were positive for E. coli. Surgical repair performed after the improvement of her urinary tract infection revealed a non-infective aneurysm; thus, aneurysm closure and prosthetic grafting were conducted. Conclusion Clinician awareness regarding this rare entity and discovery efforts to discover the splanchnic aneurysm before rupturing are imperative.
AB - Background Celiac artery aneurysm is a rare vascular lesion. It is frequently discovered after rupture, which leads to death in most cases. We present a case of an asymptomatic celiac artery aneurysm discovered in a 72-year-old female during an evaluation for high grade fever and general fatigue. Case presentation The patient visited our department with complaints of fever and general fatigue. The patient's medical history included type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor control and hypertension. Blood culture and urine culture that were submitted at arrival presented E. Coli. Then, she was diagnosed with bacteremia by urinary tract infection. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed no vegetation at her valves. Computed tomography was performed for investigating her urological abnormalities, revealing a 28 × 30 mm aneurysm at the trunk of the celiac artery. Blood and urine cultures submitted at arrival were positive for E. coli. Surgical repair performed after the improvement of her urinary tract infection revealed a non-infective aneurysm; thus, aneurysm closure and prosthetic grafting were conducted. Conclusion Clinician awareness regarding this rare entity and discovery efforts to discover the splanchnic aneurysm before rupturing are imperative.
KW - Celiac aneurysm
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