Table 2 Patients’ demographics and characteristics of the pseudoaneurysms
Demographics | n = 46 |
|---|---|
Age (Years) | Mean: 58.09 - Range: 21–94 |
Sex | |
- Male | 34 (73.9%) |
- Female | 12 (26.1%) |
Risk factors of the vascular lesions: | |
- History of previous intervention (either endoscopy, percutaneous needle biopsy or surgery) | 26 (56.52%) |
- Penetrating duodenal ulcers | 7 (15.21%) |
- Intrabdominal infection and/ or inflammatory process | 7 (15.21%) |
- Underlying vascular disease: (Vasculitis) | 4 (8.7%) |
- Major trauma | 1 (2.17%) |
- Bleeding colonic diverticula | 1 (2.17%) |
Presentations | |
- GIT hemorrhage and/or haemobilia | 16 (34.78%) |
- Intra-abdominal hemorrhage | 14 (30.43%) |
- Hematuria | 11 (23.91%) |
- Abdominal pain | 5 (10.87%) |
Characteristics of aneurysms among enrolled patients | |
Shape of the aneurysm: Saccular | 46 (100%) |
Mean size of the aneurysm (mm) | Mean: 13 - Range: 2–45 |
Artery affected: | |
- Renal artery | 16 (34.78%) |
- Gastroduodenal artery | 10 (21.74%) |
- Superior mesenteric artery | 7 (15.22%) |
- Hepatic artery | 3 (6.52%) |
- Pancreaticoduodenal arcades | 3 (6.52%) |
- Inferior mesenteric artery | 3 (6.52%) |
- Splenic artery | 2 (4.35%) |
- Cystic artery | 2 (4.35%) |
Location of the aneurysm in relation to the segment of the affected artery: | |
- Proximal segment | 4 (8.7%) |
- Middle segment | 9 (19.57%) |
- Distal segment | 33 (71.74%) |