title: Spontaneous dissection of the splanchnic arteries.
abstract: Three patients had severe abdominal pain of sudden onset. Computed tomography showed localized dissection in the superior mesenteric artery in two patients and in the celiac artery in one. With conservative therapy abdominal symptoms were self-remitted. All patients were successfully treated with medication and have been doing well during follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, 4-1-23 Kagoike-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0053, Hyogo, Japan. nobozaki@kobeh.rofuku.ne.jp
authors.forename: Nobuchika
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wakita
authors.forename: Akitoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors