Successful Surgical Treatment for an Isolated Celiac Artery Aneurysm

Abstract

Celiac artery aneurysm (CAA) is rare in the visceral artery aneurysms. We report a case of isolated CAA successfully treated with aneurysm repair and concomitant bypass grafting. A 68-year-old man was admitted to our department due to loss of appetite. The patient had no abdominal oppression nor pain. Computer tomography revealed a large saccular isolated CAA (40 mm). Both the gastroduodenal artery and the common hepatic artery were not sufficiently recognized by selective visceral arterial angiography, therefore the vein bypass to the common hepatic artery was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 24th postoperative day.