Rupture of a Superior Mesenteric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting with Asymptomatic Anemia.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.5.560
- Author:
Joo Sung KIM
1
;
U Ram JIN
;
Gil Ho LEE
;
SuHyun HWANG
;
Yeonkyung LEE
;
Kihyun LIM
;
Sun Gyo LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. mdlsk75@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mesenteric artery, Superior;
Pseudoaneurysm;
Anemia
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged;
Anemia*;
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, False*;
Arteries;
Female;
Humans;
Mesenteric Artery, Superior*;
Referral and Consultation;
Rupture*;
Vascular Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(5):560-563
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anemia is a common cause of referrals to gastroenterologists. Only a small number of anemia cases result from vascular abnormalities. Visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are rare forms of vascular disease that have significant potential for rupture, resulting in potentially life-threatening hemorrhaging. We present the case of a 70-year-old female patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery complicated with rupture, who had no abdominal pain and only anemia.
