Presentation and management of rare saccular superior mesenteric artery trunk and branch aneurysms

Sunny Sahajwani, MD, MHS; Besher Tolaymat, BS; Ali Khalifeh, MD; Motahar Hosseini, MD; Rafael Santini-Dominguez, MD; David Blitzer, MD; Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD; Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Jun 2022)

Presentation and management of rare saccular superior mesenteric artery trunk and branch aneurysms

Sunny Sahajwani, MD, MHS,
Besher Tolaymat, BS,
Ali Khalifeh, MD,
Motahar Hosseini, MD,
Rafael Santini-Dominguez, MD,
David Blitzer, MD,
Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD,
Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD

Affiliations

Sunny Sahajwani, MD, MHS: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md; Correspondence: Sunny Sahajwani, MD, MHS, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22S Greene St S8B02, Baltimore, MD 21201
Besher Tolaymat, BS: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
Ali Khalifeh, MD: Division of General Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md
Motahar Hosseini, MD: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md
Rafael Santini-Dominguez, MD: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md
David Blitzer, MD: Department of Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md
Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md
Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 281 – 286

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Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysm is caused by degeneration of the visceral arteries. Although a rarely encountered entity, it requires timely management owing to the high mortality rate associated with rupture, particularly when the aneurysm is saccular in nature. As such, urgent treatment is generally indicated. We present five cases of SMA aneurysm arising from the main trunk or branches of the SMA.

Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

ISSN: 2468-4287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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