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Table 1 Reported cases of peptic ulcer disease-induced splenic artery pseudoaneurysm

From: Massive bleeding from gastric ulcer-induced splenic artery pseudoaneurysm successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolization and surgery: a case report

Author

Year (report)

Age

Sex

Comorbidity, background

Symptoms

Hemodynamics

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

Location of PUD

Primary treatment

Rebleed

Surgical procedure

For SAP

Outcome

Complications

Pasumarthy [9]

2009

55

M

HT, HL, DM, coronary artery disease

Abdominal pain, hematemesis, melena

Unstable

8.1

Stomach (within 2 cm to EGJ)

TAE

 + 

Total gastrectomy + splenectomy

NA

Saved

NA

Syed [10]

2014

77

F

None

Abdominal pain, hematemesis

Stable

7.7

Stomach (posterior wall)

TAE

Partial gastrectomy + DP + splenectomy

Resected

Saved

None

Varshney [11]

2014

38

M

NA

Abdominal pain, hematemesis, melena

NA

4

Stomach (posterior wall)

laparotomy

Primary repair + splenectomy

NA

Saved

None

Sawicki [12]

2015

57

M

None

Abdominal pain, syncope

Unstable

6.7

Stomach (posterior wall)

laparotomy

Primary repair only

Bipolar ligated

Saved

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Cho [13]

2018

61

M

Homeless person

Dizziness, melena

Stable

2.7

Stomach (posterior wall)

TAE × 2 times

 + 

Gastrectomy (details unknown)

NA

Saved

None

Menaria [14]

2019

57

F

None

Abdominal pain, hematemesis

Unstable

6.4

Duodenum (the fourth part)

TAE

Saved

Splenic infarction

Nakata [15]

2022

72

F

Atrial fibrillation, HT

Melena

Unstable

4

Stomach (posterior wall)

REBOA

Distal gastrectomy

Resumed with suture

Saved

None

Our case

2022

33

M

None

Hematemesis, disturbance of consciousness

Unstable

3.7

Stomach (posterior wall)

TAE

 + 

Proximal gastrectomy

Ligated

Saved

Partial splenic infarction

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, DP distal pancreatectomy, EGJ Esophagogastric junction, F female, HL hyperlipidemia, HT hypertension, M male, REBOA resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, PUD peptic ulcer disease, TAE transcatheter arterial embolization
  2. NA not available