Total splenic artery embolization for splenic artery aneurysms in patients with normal spleen

Table 1 Clinical characteristics, outcomes and complications in patients with splenic artery aneurysms n (%)

	Group A (n = 16)	Group B (n = 19)	P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	50.81 ± 7.66	48.42 ± 6.37	0.320
Female/male	6/10	8/11	0.782
SAA size (mm)	16.43 ± 3.59	10.14 ± 2.07	< 0.001
SAAs			0.156
Single	12	18
Multiple	4	1
Technical success	16 (100)	19 (100)	0.999
Hospital stay (d)	9.25 ± 2.84	8.52 ± 1.74	0.320
Complications
Post-embolization syndrome	6 (37.5)	3 (15.8)	0.245
Major complications	2 (12.5 )	0 (0)	0.202
Splenic abscess	1	0
Pleural effusion	1	0
Ascites	0	0
CT follow-up (mo)	38.69 ± 15.66	32.84 ± 15.02	0.269
Clinical follow-up (mo)	39.94 ± 14.90	35.16 ± 16.01	0.370

SAA: Splenic artery aneurysm; CT: Computed tomography.