Isolated Dissection of the Superior Mesenteric Artery

Isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a novel disease often presenting with vague signs and symptoms. Although the disease entity is rare, the potential for morbidity and mortality is high. This is a case report of a healthy 58-year-old male presenting with diffuse persistent abdo...

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Autores principales: Barnes, Stacey, Kushner, Beth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849290
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.7.34224
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description Isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a novel disease often presenting with vague signs and symptoms. Although the disease entity is rare, the potential for morbidity and mortality is high. This is a case report of a healthy 58-year-old male presenting with diffuse persistent abdominal pain. Diagnosed on computed tomography, this patient’s condition was managed conservatively with anticoagulants.
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spelling pubmed-59651382018-05-30 Isolated Dissection of the Superior Mesenteric Artery Barnes, Stacey Kushner, Beth Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a novel disease often presenting with vague signs and symptoms. Although the disease entity is rare, the potential for morbidity and mortality is high. This is a case report of a healthy 58-year-old male presenting with diffuse persistent abdominal pain. Diagnosed on computed tomography, this patient’s condition was managed conservatively with anticoagulants. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5965138/ /pubmed/29849290 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.7.34224 Text en © 2018 Barnes et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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