Calcified Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Chronic Liver Cirrhosis

Hossein Akhondi^1,

¹Private Practice

Cite this paper:
Hossein Akhondi. Calcified Splenic Artery Aneurysm in Chronic Liver Cirrhosis. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2026; 14(10):83-84. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-14-10-1

Abstract

Calcified splenic artery aneurysms are usually asymptomatic findings on CT scans that can look puzzling to the inexperienced eye. Familiarity with this entity makes the encounter easier. Treatment is only needed in a small subset of patients.

Keywords:
Splenic artery aneurysm Calcification of aneurysm

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