title: Isolated spontaneous celiac artery dissection in a 47-year-old man with von Willebrand disease.
abstract: Isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery is rare, and its occurrence without aortic dissection is even rarer. The typical symptom of this dissection is acute-onset abdominal pain. Complications of the condition include aneurysm formation, rupture, and abdominal-organ ischemia or infarction, especially in the liver or spleen. We report the case of a 47-year-old man with von Willebrand disease who had an isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery. We used computed tomography and computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis and characterization of the dissection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of celiac artery dissection in a patient with von Willebrand disease.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017.
authors: Aziz Ur
authors: AU
authors: Rehman
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017.
authors: Abdelkader
authors: A
authors: Almanfi
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017.
authors: Srikanth
authors: S
authors: Nadella
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017.
authors: Umair
authors: U
authors: Sohail
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin
keywords: Celiac artery/pathology/radiography; tomography, x-ray computed/methods; von Willebrand disease