Ruptured visceral artery aneurysms

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2015 Jul-Aug;96(7-8):797-806. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.03.012. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

Abstract

Visceral artery aneurysms are rare but their estimated mortality due to rupture ranges between 25 and 70%. Treatment of visceral artery aneurysm rupture is usually managed by interventional radiology. Specific embolization techniques depend on the location, affected organ, locoregional arterial anatomy, and interventional radiologist skill. The success rate following treatment by interventional radiology is greater than 90%. The main complication is recanalization of the aneurysm, showing the importance of post-therapeutic monitoring, which should preferably be performed using MR imaging.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Gastrointestinal arteries; Renal arteries.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / mortality
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy*
  • Angiography
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Analysis
  • Viscera / blood supply*