title: Dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery successfully treated by endovascular stent-graft placement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, 2-174 Edobashi Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. mishida@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Tadanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shomura
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene