Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm stent graft.
Visceral artery aneurysms represent 0.1% to 0.2% of all vascular aneurysms. They are mostly asymptomatic, but rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. We present a case of an asymptomatic aneurysm of the proximal superior mesenteric artery in a 64-year-old man that was successfully treated by implantation of a covered stent graft. The use of endovascular techniques to manage visceral artery aneurysms should be considered.
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Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44791, Bochum, Gudrunstrasse 56, Germany. robert.drescher@rub.de
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex