Successful angiographic stent-graft treatment for spontaneously dissecting broad-base pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery

J Chin Med Assoc. 2005 Aug;68(8):397-400. doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70183-2.

Abstract

Visceral arterial aneurysm is an uncommon form of vascular disease that has a significant potential for rupture or erosion into an adjacent viscera, resulting in life-threatening hemorrhage. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysms are especially rare, comprising only 5-8% of all visceral arterial aneurysms. Traditionally, the most common treatment for SMA aneurysms has been simple surgical ligation of the proximal and distal vessel. Herein, we report the case of a 53-year-old man with a dissecting pseudoaneurysm of the SMA, demonstrated by multi-slice computed tomography and angiography. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior* / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Stents*