Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm stent graft

Abdom Imaging. 2006 Jan-Feb;31(1):113-6. doi: 10.1007/s00261-005-0355-z.

Abstract

Visceral artery aneurysms represent 0.1% to 0.2% of all vascular aneurysms. They are mostly asymptomatic, but rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. We present a case of an asymptomatic aneurysm of the proximal superior mesenteric artery in a 64-year-old man that was successfully treated by implantation of a covered stent graft. The use of endovascular techniques to manage visceral artery aneurysms should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior* / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Stents
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex