title: Embolisation of posttraumatic superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with short bowel syndrome preceding bowel transplantation.
abstract: Penetrating abdominal trauma often causes bowel injuries which may lead to "short bowel syndrome" which is a potential indication for bowel transplantation. Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysms of abdominal arteries are often a result of penetrating abdominal trauma. We report a successful embolisation of posttraumatic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) branch pseudoaneurysm using microcoil, in a patient with short bowel syndrome who was successfully transplanted three months after embolisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Vinko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vidjak
authors.forename: Karlo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Novacic
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slavica