title: Endovascular treatment of a Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome variant secondary to traumatic pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysms related to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) are a recognised complication of trauma to the vessel, and successful treatment with stenting has been previously described. We report the case of a patient who presented with obstruction of the fourth part of the duodenum secondary to a traumatic pseudoaneurysm, a hitherto unreported variant of superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm and relief of the duodenal obstruction were simultaneously achieved by placement of a covered stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DN22 3NE, UK. nicholas.watson@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Au-Yong
authors.forename: Nicholas Fs
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Boereboom
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Bowling
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Abercrombie
authors.forename: Simon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Whitaker