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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 23;12(4):e228705.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228705.

Multiple splenic artery aneurysms in non-cirrhotic hepatic fibrosis

Barun Bagga  1 , Chandan Jyoti Das  1
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Case Reports

Multiple splenic artery aneurysms in non-cirrhotic hepatic fibrosis

Barun Bagga et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: portal hypertension; varices.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Grey-scale transverse abdominal sonogram image showing dilated splenic artery (marked with an asterisk) with multiple aneurysms (marked with an arrow) likely arising from it. (B) Colour Doppler spectral image showing arterial waveform in the aneurysms confirming them to be arising from the splenic artery.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Arterial phase coronal reformatted maximum intensity projection of CT showing splenomegaly (marked by asterisk) and dilated tortuous splenic artery with multiple aneurysms arising from the splenic artery (marked by arrows) and its branches (marked by arrowheads), many showing wall calcifications. (B) Axial portal venous phase image showing dilated main, right and left portal veins with pruning of the distal portal vein branches (marked by an arrow) and multiple extrahepatic collaterals (marked by asterisk).
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