title: A rare cause of intraabdominal hematoma: rupture of mesenteric artery branch aneurysm.
abstract: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysm is the third most common splanchnic artery aneurysm. Unlike other splanchnic artery aneurysm, isolated aneurysms of the SMA branches are rare. They are usually asymptomatic and difficult to detect until they rupture and cause abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock. Thus, most cases are diagnosed after the occurrence of complications. In this report, we described a 76-year-old woman who had two saccular aneurysms in the superior mesenteric arterial branch(es). One of them was ruptured and partly thrombosed. The patient had acute renal failure secondary to massive intraabdominal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey. dryasemingunduz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamer
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media