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Ruptured Left Gastric Artery Aneurysm: Unique Presentation with Hemothorax and Hemomediastinum

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Although splanchnic artery aneurysms are uncommon and remain mostly asymptomatic, they are associated with a high mortality rate when they rupture. We discuss the case of a 66-year-old woman who had successful embolization of a left gastric artery aneurysm after presenting with acute chest pain and the unusual computed tomography findings of hemothorax and hemomediastinum. To our knowledge, only one other similar case has been published in the literature.

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  1. Department of Radiology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, 41 Victoria Pde, Fitzroy, 3065, Melbourne, Australia

    Michael K.S. Lee & John I. Vrazas

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Lee, M.K., Vrazas, J.I. Ruptured Left Gastric Artery Aneurysm: Unique Presentation with Hemothorax and Hemomediastinum. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 438–442 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0164-3

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