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Published on: August 1, 2025
Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm stent graft
R Drescher1, O Köster, T von Rothenburg
1Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44791, Bochum, Gudrunstrasse 56, Germany. robert.drescher@rub.de
Abstract:
Visceral artery aneurysms represent 0.1% to 0.2% of all vascular aneurysms. They are mostly asymptomatic, but rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. We present a case of an asymptomatic aneurysm of the proximal superior mesenteric artery in a 64-year-old man that was successfully treated by implantation of a covered stent graft. The use of endovascular techniques to manage visceral artery aneurysms should be considered.
