title: Endovascular management for isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery: report of two cases and literature review.
abstract: The clinical course and treatment strategies of isolated superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissection have not been fully investigated. Two cases of uncontrolled abdominal pain caused by isolated SMA dissection were successfully treated with percutaneous endovascular stent placement. At follow-up 6 months later, computed tomography confirmed that the lesions had stabilized. The patients remained symptom free at 14- and 13-month follow-up, respectively. The present report describes these two cases of isolated SMA dissection treated successfully with percutaneous endovascular stent placement, along with a review of the related literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Hye
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Seung Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bo Sung
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jae Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ja Seol
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Hyung Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: Sang Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jai Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed