1. Celiac Artery Aneurysms
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João Albuquerque e Castro, Luís Mota Capitão, João Silva e Castro, L Vasconcelos, and Ana Catarina Garcia
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Asymptomatic ,Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation ,Celiac Artery ,Celiac artery ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Surgical repair ,Portugal ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,Open surgery ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Aneurysm ,Surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,Aneurysm surgery ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Complication ,Vascular Surgical Procedures ,Abdominal surgery - Abstract
Celiac artery aneurysms are extremely rare vascular lesions that are frequently asymptomatic. When present, clinical manifestations are often vague and unspecific. The most serious complication of celiac artery aneurysms is rupture with a mortality rate up to 100%. Elective surgical repair, with a mortality rate of 5%, is recommended except when operative risks contraindicate abdominal surgery. The authors present three clinical cases of celiac artery aneurysms treated by open surgery and discuss the surgical options adopted.
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- 2010
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