Visceral artery aneurysms: a symptomatic aneurysm of the ileocolic artery.
Visceral artery aneurysm is a rare but clinically important form of vascular pathology, showing a high mortality rate in emergency surgery. Most often these aneurysms cause no symptoms and are therefore incidental findings. Reports on ileocolic artery aneurysms are rare and often anecdotal. Therapeutic procedures can be performed either surgically or by interventional therapeutic techniques. This article presents a case of ruptured ileocolic artery aneurysm and reviews the literature on this topic.
Roche-Nagle
Graham
G
Department of Vascular Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. grnagle@rcsi.ie
O'Donnell
David
D
O'Hanrahan
Timothy
T
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome