Ultrasound demonstration of a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
A large aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery was the presumed cause of abdominal pain in an 11-year-old girl with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. This aneurysm was readily identified by ultrasonography, suggesting that this method could be the diagnostic technique of choice in this disorder.
Cremers
P T
PT
Department of Radiology at Rijnoord Hospital, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.
Busscher
D L
DL
Macfarlane
J D
JD
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography