I had a CAT scan for abdominal pain last weekend in the ER. It

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I had a CAT scan for abdominal pain last weekend in the ER. It turned out my appendix is OK. An incidental finding was a splenic artery aneurysm. I am a 44 year old woman with 7 children. What are the implications for this kind of aneurysm?

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Actually most splenic artery aneurysms are found incidentally. They happen more in females and having had multiple pregnancies is a risk factor. The implication is based on size and the finding will need to be followed with periodic imaging
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If it is small and you are not having any more babies things look good

DrStephanie

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