title: Fibromuscular dysplasia of visceral arteries.
abstract: The case histories of two patients with combined renal and extra-renal fibromuscular dysplasia are presented. Readers are reminded of this rare but important condition as a cause of obscure abdominal symptoms and abdominal bleeding in the absence of atherosclerotic aortic aneurysm. The aetiology, histology, and management of the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Insall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Loose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*