title: Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a patient with chronic abdominal pain.
abstract: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysm is a rare disease. In this case report, we present a 32 years old woman who was admitted to our hospital with chronic abdominal pain. SMA aneurysm was diagnosed after radiological evaluation. The patient underwent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and remained well 12 months after the surgery.
authors: Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Seyed Reza
authors: SR
authors: Mousavi
authors: Hatef
authors: H
authors: Zirakzadeh
authors: Majid
authors: M
authors: Samsami
authors: Mahtab
authors: M
authors: Fallah
authors: Fatemeh Hosseinizadegan
authors: FH
authors: Shirazi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000473:pathology*