Splenic Artery Aneurysms
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þ Splenic artery aneurysms - epidemiology
 - 4 times more common in females than males.
 - Only 2% of splenic artery aneurysms rupture,
 - of those that do, 95% occur in young females during pregnancy.
 - Splenic arteriovenous shunting during pregnancy causes the aneurysms
   in these young women.
   [Rosen 3rd ed. p 1433]

þ Splenic artery aneurysms - clinical features
 - Most commonly, these aneurysms are asymptomatic.
 - When symptoms arise, they are vague, causing left upper quadrant or
   epigastric discomfort.
 - Occasionally there will be radiation of pain to the left shoulder or
   subscapular area.
 - Interestingly, since most of these aneurysms are less than 2cm in diameter,
   they are generally not palpable.