title: Spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery.
abstract: A case of a 63-year-old man with isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), demonstrated by enhanced computed tomography (CT) and abdominal angiography, was admitted to our hospital. The severity of this disease varies from mild to severe; the severe cases require surgery. But the mild cases, like the one presented here, only need conservative therapy. This case demonstrated the usefulness of anticoagulation therapy and the indications for surgical and radiological intervention.
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000792:Angiography; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin