title: Asymptomatic isolated celiac artery dissection after a fall.
abstract: Isolated injury to mesenteric vessels in blunt trauma is uncommon. Most patients with these injuries present with abdominal pain, shock, or laboratory evidence of bowel and/or liver ischemia. We report herein the case of a man with asymptomatic isolated celiac artery dissection after blunt trauma suspected by screening abdominal computed tomography and confirmed by catheter-based angiography. The patient was treated with 3 months of oral anticoagulation alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102, USA. adamgorra@gmail.com
authors.forename: Adam S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gorra
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mittleider
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D000058:Accidental Falls; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002445:Celiac Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants