title: Superior mesenteric artery dissection: case report.
abstract: Spontaneous dissections of the superior mesenteric artery are exceptional events because only 26 reports have been published. We present a new case, revealed with an acute abdominal syndrome. Computed tomographic angiography and arteriography allowed a rapid diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention. Progress in imagery makes diagnosis and follow-up examination easier. Surgery is indicated for acute symptomatic forms with suspicion of mesenteric ischemia. In the other cases, a simple follow-up examination may be appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Guillaume et René Laënnec, Boulevard J Monod St Herblain, 44093 Nantes cédex 1, France.
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gouëffic
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costargent
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupas
authors.forename: Marie-Françoise
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Heymann
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaillou
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patra
mesh_terms: D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed