Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery and the right hepatic artery: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a very rare condition. Endovascular stent placement has been proposed recently for selected cases, which has led to some good clinical results. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the supe...

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Autores principales: Buchs, Nicolas C, Charbonnet, Pierre, Schwenter, Frank, Becker, Christoph D, Morel, Philippe, Terraz, Sylvain
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2848679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20233417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-87
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a very rare condition. Endovascular stent placement has been proposed recently for selected cases, which has led to some good clinical results. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery spreading to the origin of a right hepatic artery in a 48-year-old Chinese man. He benefited from the placement of an endovascular stent that yielded excellent results. CONCLUSION: Endovascular stent placement is a good alternative treatment for dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. We propose an algorithm for the management of this rare condition.

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