Successful conservative treatment of an isolated inflammatory superior mesenteric artery aneurysm

Inflammatory superior mesenteric artery aneurysm is an extremely rare but life-threatening condition that can result in fatal rupture. Early surgery has been emphasized to prevent aneurysm rupture. We present a case that was successfully managed with conservative treatment. The patient was treated w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jiang, Jianjun, Liu, Yang, Ding, Xiangjiu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Vascular
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9159433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34718587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab296
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Sumario:Inflammatory superior mesenteric artery aneurysm is an extremely rare but life-threatening condition that can result in fatal rupture. Early surgery has been emphasized to prevent aneurysm rupture. We present a case that was successfully managed with conservative treatment. The patient was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy followed by oral prednisolone. Steroid therapy should be considered for unruptured inflammatory superior mesenteric artery aneurysms before surgery.

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