M Azmi Nabil, Safri Lenny Suryani, Abdul Rahman Nurafdzillah, Dualim Diana Melissa, Chandrakanthan Soma
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 16;16(2):e54280. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54280. eCollection 2024 Feb.
A 31-year-old woman with Child's B liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension and splenomegaly presented with a one-month history of abdominal pain. A physical examination confirmed splenomegaly. A blood investigation revealed a low white blood cell (WBC) and platelet count. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a splenic artery aneurysm at the distal splenic artery measuring 3.4 x 3.4 x 4.3 cm (AP x W x CC) with thrombus and splenic infarction. A successful angiographic embolisation was performed without immediate complications. The abdominal pain symptoms resolved, leading to the patient's discharge from the ward on the third day post-embolisation. Follow-up at the surgical outpatient clinic indicated the patient remained asymptomatic, and repeated blood counts showed improvement in both WBC and platelet counts. Furthermore, follow-up CT scans demonstrated a reduction in spleen size, indicating positive outcomes and a favourable response to the intervention.
一名31岁患有Child B级肝硬化伴门静脉高压和脾肿大的女性,出现腹痛症状已有1个月。体格检查证实有脾肿大。血液检查显示白细胞(WBC)和血小板计数偏低。计算机断层扫描(CT)显示脾动脉远端有一个脾动脉瘤,大小为3.4×3.4×4.3厘米(前后径×宽×上下径),伴有血栓形成和脾梗死。成功进行了血管造影栓塞术,无即刻并发症。腹痛症状缓解,患者在栓塞术后第三天出院。在外科门诊随访显示患者无症状,复查血常规显示白细胞和血小板计数均有改善。此外,随访CT扫描显示脾脏大小缩小,表明干预取得了积极效果和良好反应。