Case of Segmental Arterial Mediolysis. (13th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Britto, Maneka M; Lukies, Matthew; Milne, Charles; Joseph, Timothy; Lee, James C
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-03-13
• Subjects: interventional radiology -- general surgery -- vasculitis; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223731
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM) is a rare, non-inflammatory, vascular condition that predominantly affects medium-sized to large-sized abdominal arteries and can present with haemorrhage into the abdominal cavity. We report the case of a patient with SAM of the coeliac, splenic, renal and gastroduodenal arteries in whom endovascular coil embolisation was successfully used to treat a bleeding gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm.