1. Dissecting Aneurysm of the Superior Mesenteric Artery Successfully Treated by Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement
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Noriyuki Kato, Kan Takeda, Masaki Ishida, Tomoaki Suzuki, Isao Yada, Yu Shomura, and Tadanori Hirano
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Male ,Mesenteric artery aneurysm ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Arterial disease ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Aneurysm ,Mesenteric Artery, Superior ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Superior mesenteric artery ,Polytetrafluoroethylene ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Vascular disease ,business.industry ,Stent ,Interventional radiology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Aortic Dissection ,surgical procedures, operative ,Arteria mesenterica superior ,cardiovascular system ,Stents ,Radiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Spontaneous and isolated dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery is a rare event that has been successfully treated by surgery in several reported cases. To our knowledge, we present the first case of a patient with spontaneous and isolated dissecting aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery that was successfully treated by endovascular stent-graft placement.
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- 2003
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