Fig. 28From: Role of imaging in visceral vascular emergenciesSplenic artery aneurysm. A 48-year-old male with known hepatitis B associated chronic liver disease presented to ED with acute onset severe abdominal pain and hypotension. Coronally reformatted post-contrast MIP image demonstrates a large lobulated splenic artery aneurysm (arrow) in the distal part of splenic artery. There was marked contrast extravasation from this aneurysm (arrowheads) consistent with acute rupture. Also, note is made of another smaller aneurysm (broken arrow) located in the proximal part of the splenic arteryBack to article page