Korean J Radiol.  2014 Aug;15(4):538-539. 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.4.538.

RE: Hemangiopericytoma of the Greater Omentum: A Potential Imaging Pitfall and Cause of Repeatedly Unsuccessful Angiographic Embolization

• Virgilio E
• Antonelli
• Bocchetti
• Balducci G

• KMID: 1731060
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2014.15.4.538

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Omental hemangiopericytoma; Aneurysm; Angiography; Embolization

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm/*surgery
Angiography/*methods
*Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Endovascular Procedures/*methods
Humans
Male
Mesenteric Artery, Superior/*surgery
*Splenic Artery
*Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Contrast-enhanced CT scan of abdomen showed aneurysm of 1.7 × 2 cm arising from short gastric artery (red arrow).

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  Fig. 2 Superselective splenic arteriography confirmed aneurysmatic nature of lesion (orange square).

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