[Isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery: a case report].
We report the case of a 38-year-old man admitted at the emergency department for abdominal pain of abrupt onset. Computed tomographic examination revealed a spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery and an anevrysm of the coeliac artery caused by the arcuate ligament. Outcome was favorable under conservative medical treatment and a three months follow-up was uneventful. This observation offers the opportunity to present recent insights concerning this pathology.
Ghuysen
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Service des urgences, centre hospitalier universitaire de Liège, Sart-Tilman B35, 4000 Liège, Belgique. a.ghuysen@chu.ulg.ac.be
Meunier
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Van Damme
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Creemers
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D'orio
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior