title: Celiac artery disease and fatal rupture of a hepatic artery aneurysm in the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Isolated visceral arteriopathies of the celiac and hepatic artery are rare. We present a case of a Caucasian man who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have a spontaneous celiac artery dissection. Genetic analysis revealed a mutation consistent with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV. The patient died 2 months later from a spontaneous rupture of his hepatic artery.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Amritpal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nat
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Amitpal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nat
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lebel