title: Middle-colic artery aneurysm associated with segmental arterial mediolysis, successfully managed by transcatheter arterial embolization: report of a case.
abstract: An aneurysm of the middle-colic artery, associated with segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM), is a rare condition. This report describes a case of a middle-colic artery aneurysm that was associated with SAM. A 57-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of severe abdominal pain. A rupture of a middle-colic artery aneurysm was diagnosed by computed tomography, and angiography showed that it may have been associated with SAM. The ruptured aneurysm was successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolization. Transcatheter arterial embolization might be one of the best treatments for such a complicated aneurysm occurring in a visceral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: Hirozumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakasugi
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: Masakatsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsurusaki
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media