Surgical Experience of Superior Mesenteric Venous Aneurysm
10.4326/jjcvs.42.34
- VernacularTitle:上腸間膜静脈脈瘤に対する外科治療経験
- Author:
Jun Hayashi
;
Tetsuro Uchida
;
Yukihiro Yoshimura
;
Cheolsu Kim
;
Yoshiyuki Maekawa
;
Ryota Miyazaki
;
Eiichi Ooba
;
Mitsuaki Sadahiro
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
superior mesenteric venous aneurysm;
operation;
treatment
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2013;42(1):34-37
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Superior mesenteric venous aneurysm (SMVA) is rare and no standard treatment protocol has yet been established. We report our experience in performing surgical treatment for SMVA. A 64-year-old man was found to have a SMVA by computed tomography which had been performed during follow-up for gastrectomy. The SMVA was observed to gradually increase in diameter, and surgical treatment was therefore indicated. We successfully resected the aneurysm and then closed the defect with a bovine pericardial patch. Considering the potential risk of rupture, venous aneurysms that present with a saccular shape and an expanding tendency should be immediately surgically treated.