Endovascular treatment of a giant aneurysm of the proper hepatic artery: A case report
Hepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) are rare vascular abnormalities, accounting for 20% of all visceral arterial aneurysms. Nontraumatic HAAs are often asymptomatic and are typically discovered incidentally during imaging for unrelated conditions. However, they pose a significant risk of rupture, which can lead to life-threatening hemorrhaging. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with an asymptomatic saccular aneurysm of the proper hepatic artery diagnosed incidentally on CT scan. Further cross-sectional imaging confirmed the diagnosis and revealed no evidence of rupture. The patient underwent successful interventional endovascular repair using a covered stent under local anesthesia. This case emphasizes the use of minimally invasive techniques of interventional radiology in the management of complex vascular pathologies.
Authors
- Kyriakos Oikonomou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-1862)
- Hamzah Adwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-3398)
- John Bielfeldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2365-8334)
- Thomas J. Vogl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-376X)
- Carolyn Enam Pi-Bansa
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2025.04.130
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02