Transcatheter Arterial Embolization of a Ruptured Superior Rectal Artery Aneurysm in Type 1 Neurofibromatosis: A Case Report
10.3348/jksr.2020.81.3.726
- Author:
Se Jin PARK
1
;
Young Hwan KIM
;
Ung Rae KANG
;
Seung Woo JI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2020;81(3):726-732
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal-dominant disorder. Vasculopathies associated with NF1 are rare and can cause aneurysms, stenoses, and arteriovenous malformations. Aneurysms may rupture spontaneously, which could be fatal. Spontaneous mesenteric hemorrhage due to rupture of an inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm associated with NF1 has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous rupture of a fusiform aneurysm in the superior rectal artery in a 56-year-old woman with NF1 who was successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolization.
