[Mesenteric acute ischemia caused by spontaneous and isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery].
Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is an unusual cause of mesenteric ischemia. Diagnosis can be based on findings of the belicoidal computed tomography or selective angiography of the superior mesenteric artery. We report two male patients, aged 47 and 50 years, who were admitted for abdominal pain. Isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection was confirmed by angiography. Both patients were treated with anticoagulation, conservative measures and recovered uneventfully.
Burgos
Luis
L
Departamento de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, División de Cirugía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Mertens
Renato
R
Valdés
Francisco
F
Krämer
Albrecht
A
Mariné
Leopoldo
L
Rahmer
Alejandro
A
Prat
Gabriel
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed