GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE AND HEMOPERIT ONEUM AS A COMPLICATION OF VISCERAL ANEURYSMS

Two cases of visceral aneurysm are reported, one of the splenic artery and another of the gastroepiploic artery. The reason for the publicat ion is the rarity, especially of aneurysms of the gastroepiploic arter y, and because of the unusual presentations as upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and hemoperitoneum respectively. The splenic artery aneurys m was diagnosed by CAT scan and the gastroepiploic one during emergenc y laparotomy because of the hemodynamic disturbance.