Emergency endovascular repair of ruptured visceral artery aneurysms.
BACKGROUND
Visceral artery aneurysms although rare, have very high mortality if they rupture.


METHODS
An interesting case of a bleeding inferior pancreaticduodenal artery aneurysm is reported in a young patient who presented with hypovolemic shock while being treated in the hospital after undergoing total knee replacement. Endovascular embolization was successfully employed to treat this patient, with early hospital discharge.


CONCLUSIONS
Prompt diagnosis and endovascular management of ruptured visceral aneuryms can decrease the associated mortality and morbidity.
Sadat
Umar
U
Cambridge Vascular Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. sadat.umar@gmail.com
Noor
Nadim
N
Tang
Tjun
T
Varty
Kevin
K