title: Aneurysm of the inferior mesenteric artery.
abstract: The case of a 48-year-old man with an aneurysm of the inferior mesenteric artery is described. This aneurysm was associated with extensive vascular disease characterized by multiple sites of stenosis and occlusion in addition to an upper abdominal aortic aneurysm. Repair of both aneurysms and reconstruction of the left renal artery and inferior mesenteric artery, which supplied all splanchnic circulation, were performed. The aetiology of the disease was thought to involve Takayasu's arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiraiwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusagawa
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed