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Case Reports
. 2025 Oct 7;2025(10):rjaf799.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf799. eCollection 2025 Oct.

Open repair of a giant hepatic artery aneurysm

Arunan Mahendravarman  1 , Christopher Seng Hong Lim  1 , Jaswinder Singh Samra  1
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Case Reports

Open repair of a giant hepatic artery aneurysm

Arunan Mahendravarman et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) are rare vascular lesions with significant risk of rupture and high mortality if untreated. We report a 59-year-old male who re-presented with severe chest and abdominal pain 10 years after failed embolization of a known HAA. Imaging revealed a massive lesion with extensive local mass effect, ultimately requiring complex multivisceral resection and vascular reconstruction to achieve definitive management.

Keywords: aneurysm; follow up; hepatic artery; surgery.

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None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal CT image showing large HAA.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Large HAA post removal.
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