TY - JOUR A2 - Elsing, C. A2 - Lai, L. H. AU - Casella, Giovanni AU - Sartirana, Adriana AU - Vandoni, Pietro AU - Di Bella, Camillo AU - Pagni, Fabio AU - Nobili, Paolo PY - 2011 DA - 2011/07/28 TI - An Early Diagnosis of Gastroepiploic Arterial Aneurysm during a Routine Abdominal Ultrasound Study SP - 570239 VL - 2011 AB - Gastroepiploic arterial aneurysm (GEAA) is a rare condition, but the rupture risk is very high. We report the case of a patient with incidental finding of GEAA during US examination. The diagnosis was confirmed by a computed tomography and an angiographic study. A classic laparotomy with aneurysmectomy has been successfully performed. SN - 2090-6528 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/570239 DO - 10.1155/2011/570239 JF - Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -