Fibromuscular dysplasia of visceral arteries.
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.
Insall
R L
RL
Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
Chamberlain
J
J
Loose
H W
HW
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*