Rupture of a Superior Mesenteric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting with Asymptomatic Anemia |
Joo-Sung Kim, U-Ram Jin, Gil-Ho Lee, SuHyun Hwang, YeonKyung Lee, Kihyun Lim, Sun Gyo Lim |
Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea |
무증상의 빈혈로 발현된 상장간막동맥 거짓동맥류 파열 1예 |
김주성, 진우람, 이길호, 황수현, 이연경, 임기현, 임선교 |
아주대학교 의과대학 소화기내과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sun Gyo Lim, Tel: +82-31-219-6939, Fax: +82-31-219-5999, Email: mdlsk75@hanmail.net |
Received: 15 July 2014 • Revised: 18 August 2014 • Accepted: 25 October 2014 |
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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. |
Key Words:
Mesenteric artery, Superior; Pseudoaneurysm; Anemia |
주제어:
상장간막 동맥; 거짓동맥류; 빈혈 |
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