A Case of Solitary Inferior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm
10.4326/jjcvs.41.121
- VernacularTitle:8 cm 大の未破裂・孤発性下腸間膜動脈瘤に対する1手術例
- Author:
Minoru Okamoto
;
Mutsuo Tanaka
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inferior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm;
surgical treatment of visceral artery aneurysm
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;41(3):121-123
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
A 74 year-old man visited our hospital complaining of increasing sensory disorder of the left lower extremity. On physical findings, a pulsatile mass was detected in abdomen, but he had been aware of it for 5 years. Further examination revealed on inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm 8 cm in diameter. It had no communication with other visceral arteries or veins. Surgical treatment was performed to resect the aneurysm without revascularization. The postoperative course was uneventful. The pathological examination of the aneurysm showed atherosclerotic change. The chief complaint on admission was unchanged following surgery and was thought to have no relation to the aneurysm. It was thought that to derive from lumbar vertebral disease. After operation, regular follow-up is necessary to check for pseudoaneurysms formation at the surgical margin and development of other visceral artery diseases.
