Fibromuscular dysplasia of the superior mesenteric artery and coexisting cerebral berry aneurysms.
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the systemic artery and cerebral "berry" (saccular) aneurysm are nonatheromatous lesions of uncertain etiology. The coexistence of these vascular disorders in the individual reported here is unusual and may provide a possible explanation of their pathogenesis.
D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology