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World J Radiol. Jul 28, 2011; 3(7): 182-187
Published online Jul 28, 2011. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i7.182
Endovascular management in abdominal visceral arterial aneurysms: A pictorial essay
Manisha Jana, Shivanand Gamanagatti, Amar Mukund, Sujoy Paul, Pankaj Gupta, Pramod Garg, Tushar K Chattopadhyay, Peush Sahni
Manisha Jana, Shivanand Gamanagatti, Amar Mukund, Pankaj Gupta, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Sujoy Paul, Tushar K Chattopadhyay, Peush Sahni, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Pramod Garg, Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: Jana M, Mukund A, Paul S, Chattopadhyay TK, Gupta P, Sahni P and Garg P drafted and wrote the manuscript; Gamanagatti S reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Shivanand Gamanagatti, MD, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. shiv223@rediffmail.com
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Received: March 28, 2011
Revised: July 8, 2011
Accepted: July 15, 2011
Published online: July 28, 2011
Abstract

Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) include aneurysms of the splanchnic circulation and those of the renal artery. Their diagnosis is clinically important because of the associated high mortality and potential complications. Splenic, superior mesenteric, gastroduodenal, hepatic and renal arteries are some of the common arteries affected by VAAs. Though surgical resection and anastomosis still remains the treatment of choice in some of the cases, especially cases involving the proximal arteries, increasingly endovascular treatment is being used for more distal vessels. We present a pictorial review of various intra-abdominal VAAs and their endovascular management.

Keywords: Visceral arterial aneurysm; Pseudoaneurysm; Endovascular management; Coil embolization; Imaging