title: Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. A case report and literature review.
abstract: Supracoeliac abdominal aortic dissections are rare and require complex interventions for repair. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissections are also rare and even less frequently reported to involve aneurysmal change. We present the case of a 65-year-old man with a dissecting supracoeliac aortoiliac aneurysm and a separate dissecting aneurysm of the SMA The surgical intervention performed and a review of the literature on the management of SMA dissection in the endovascular era are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK. Electronic address: michaelwall@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Jeremy E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Penelope L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Slaney
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vijayaragahavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Downing
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome