{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["82"],"submitter":["Maghrebi H"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Omental artery aneurysms are extremely rare. Their rupture is related to high mortality and often treated by open surgery. We describe a case of a spontaneous rupture of a left omental artery aneurysm (OAA) that was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE).<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 68-year-old man presented with acute abdominal pain. On examination, he was hypotensive and tachycardic with a blood pressure of 90/50 mm Hg. He had diffuse abdominal distension and tenderness.An abdominal enhanced computed tomography scan (CT) showed a rupture of the left OAA responsible for moderate hemoperitoneum. We performed a successful TAE.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Ruptured OAA causes high mortality. OAA represents the rarest form of splanchnic artery aneurysms. Inte"],"journal":["Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)"],"pagination":["104704"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9577645"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Spontaneous rupture of a left omental artery aneurysm treated by transcatheter arterial embolization: A case report."],"pmcid":["PMC9577645"],"pubmed_authors":["Hamissa S","Jeribi B","Boukriba S","Frikha W","Zaiem A","Beji H","Maghrebi H","Jouini M","Kacem M","Hadded A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Spontaneous rupture of a left omental artery aneurysm treated by transcatheter arterial embolization: A case report.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Omental artery aneurysms are extremely rare. Their rupture is related to high mortality and often treated by open surgery. We describe a case of a spontaneous rupture of a left omental artery aneurysm (OAA) that was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE).<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 68-year-old man presented with acute abdominal pain. On examination, he was hypotensive and tachycardic with a blood pressure of 90/50 mm Hg. He had diffuse abdominal distension and tenderness.An abdominal enhanced computed tomography scan (CT) showed a rupture of the left OAA responsible for moderate hemoperitoneum. We performed a successful TAE.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Ruptured OAA causes high mortality. OAA represents the rarest form of splanchnic artery aneurysms. Inte","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-18T22:14:23.114Z","creation":"2025-04-07T10:00:58.631Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9577645","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36268357"],"doi":["10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104704"]}}