Ruptured inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm due to segmental mediolytic arteritis.
Segmental mediolytic arteritis is a rare non-inflammatory arteriopathy. Only eight cases have been reported so far. The authors report a case of a ruptured inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm due to segmental mediolytic arteritis in which preoperative angiography revealed lesions and successful surgical treatment was performed. A review of the clinical features of segmental mediolytic arteritis is also presented.
Itami City Hospital, Department of Surgery, Hyogo, Japan.
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Kato
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Yamada
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Akiyama
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Kobayashi
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Yamamoto
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Hirai
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Kitano
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Kadone
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Kodama
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001167:Arteritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000473:pathology