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01.09.2004 | OriginalPaper
Endovascular Stent Graft: Treatment of Pseudoaneurysm of the Superior Mesenteric Artery
verfasst von:
Dare M. Seriki, Ahmed Abidia, John S. Butterfield, Raymond J. Ashleigh, Charles N. McCollum
Erschienen in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 3/2004
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Excerpt
Splanchnic artery aneurysms are rare with an incidence of between 0.1 and 2% [
1]. Superior mesenteric artery aneurysms (SMAA) are the third most common after splenic and hepatic artery aneurysms and represent approximately 7% of visceral artery aneurysms [
2]. They are clinically important as rupture can result in fatal hemorrhage [
2]. Previously described surgical management has included ligation, resection and/or bypass. Endovascular treatment has been mainly limited to transcatheter embolization. We describe a case of SMAA secondary to pancreatitis causing obstructive jaundice and treated by an endovascular stent graft, an approach not previously reported. …