Dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery successfully treated by endovascular stent-graft placement.
Spontaneous and isolated dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery is a rare event that has been successfully treated by surgery in several reported cases. To our knowledge, we present the first case of a patient with spontaneous and isolated dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery that was successfully treated by endovascular stent-graft placement.
Ishida
Masaki
M
Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, 2-174 Edobashi Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. mishida@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Kato
Noriyuki
N
Hirano
Tadanori
T
Suzuki
Tomoaki
T
Shomura
Yu
Y
Yada
Isao
I
Takeda
Kan
K
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene