title: Visceral ischemia: could it be segmental arterial mediolysis.
abstract: We present two cases of segmental arterial mediolysis, which can present with dissecting aneurysms or thrombosis of the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta. Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) causes ischemic bowel disease and has characteristic CT and angiographic features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.forename: Dheepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Shyamkumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshava
authors.forename: Sunil Thomas
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chandy
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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