title: Transcatheter coil embolization of an iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula: report of a case.
abstract: A 37-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Computed tomography showed a large superior mesenteric vein aneurysm. The patient had a history of Crohn's disease and underwent an ileocecal resection 7 years previously. A selective angiogram of the superior mesenteric artery revealed that a dilated branch of this artery fed directly into the superior mesenteric vein. The iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula was successfully closed by transarterial coil embolization. Successful endovascular treatment for a superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula has been recently reported; however, the complications of this new modality are not well understood. We herein review the current literature and discuss endovascular treatment.
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, 8-2 Ottemachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
authors: Tsunehiro
authors: T
authors: Shintani
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Mitsuoka
authors: Mikio
authors: M
authors: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008642:Mesenteric Veins; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed