# Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Management With Cyanoacrylate Glue: A Case Report

**Authors:** Sudhanshu Tonpe, Himandri Warbhe, Pankaj Banode, Shubham Waghulkar, Shubham Dugad, Manasa Suryadevara, Swaroop Reddy Guggella

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65926 · Cureus · 2024-08-01

## TL;DR

A 40-year-old woman with a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with cyanoacrylate glue embolization, preventing life-threatening bleeding.

## Contribution

This case report highlights the successful use of cyanoacrylate glue for managing a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm.

## Key findings

- Endovascular cyanoacrylate glue embolization resolved the pseudoaneurysm.
- The treatment prevented catastrophic hemorrhagic shock in the patient.

## Abstract

We present the case of a 40-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain, hematochezia, and melena for the past week and was diagnosed with a pseudoaneurysm emanating from the mid-splenic artery. The patient was managed with endovascular cyanoacrylate glue embolization, resulting in the complete resolution of an impending catastrophic hemorrhagic shock.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm (MESH:D017541), abdominal pain (MESH:D015746), hemorrhagic shock (MESH:D012771), melena (MESH:D008551), hematochezia (MESH:D006471)
- **Chemicals:** Cyanoacrylate Glue (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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