Successful surgical treatment of a patient with multiple visceral artery aneurysms due to fibromuscular dysplasia

Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Apr;10(2):157-60. doi: 10.1016/s0967-2109(01)00111-9.

Abstract

Multiple visceral artery aneurysms due to fibromuscular dysplasia are rare. A 43-yr-old man with a pulsatile abdominal mass detected by ultrasonography had multiple visceral artery aneurysms diagnosed by angiography. This included a huge superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. Aneurysm resection and arterial reconstruction was performed successfully. Pathologic examination revealed fibromuscular dysplasia of the medial fibroplasia type.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Arteries / physiopathology
  • Arteries / surgery
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / complications*
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Splanchnic Circulation
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*