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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
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Acute parent artery dissection as a complication of mesenteric endovascular coil embolisation for pancreatic
T Mammen1, P Joseph, V Sitaram
1Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. tom_mammen@yahoo.co.in
The British Journal of Radiology
|December 15, 2007
Abstract:
We wish to highlight arterial dissection as an unusual complication during endovascular coiling of a pancreatic pseudoaneurysm. Immediate recognition and prompt corrective measures prevented progression of this serious condition. In our patient, angioplasty prevented further propagation of the dissection and preserved coeliac artery patency.
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