Sonographic diagnosis of inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm and marginal artery of Drummond.
We report the case of a patient in whom sonographic examination revealed an aneurysm of the inferior mesenteric artery with severe proximal stenosis and poststenotic dilatation--the enlargement of the proximal portion of the artery of Drummond. This collateral pathway should be kept in mind when studying bowel ischemia, especially when stenosis is present or when there is occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery.
Momin
Asif A
AA
Department of Ultrasound, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai 400 010, India.
Chaubal
Nitin G
NG
Saifi
Shenaz G A
SG
Kazi
Zubair N
ZN
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color