Open repair, endovascular repair, and conservative management of true splenic artery aneurysms
Hogendoorn W, Lavida A, Hunink MG, Moll FL, Geroulakos G, Muhs BE, Sumpio BE. Open repair, endovascular repair, and conservative management of true splenic artery aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 1667-1676.e1. PMID: 25264364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.08.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrue splenic artery aneurysmsSplenic artery aneurysmLate mortality rateEndovascular repairConservative managementSystematic reviewPerioperative mortalityOpen repairArtery aneurysmMortality rateManagement of SAAHigher late mortality rateRuptured splenic artery aneurysmEV groupGood short-term resultsHigh perioperative mortalityLow perioperative mortalityNumber of reinterventionsMajor treatment modalityTreatment of choiceSmall-sized aneurysmsMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesShort-term resultsPreferred Reporting ItemsCONS group