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Successful endovascular treatment of a ruptured superior mesenteric artery in a patient with Ehlers‒Danlos syndrome.
Annals of vascular surgery - 1 Oct 2013
Yasuda Shota, Imoto Kiyotaka, Uchida Keiji, Machida Daisuke, Yanagi Hiromasa, Sugiura Tadahisa, Kurosawa Kenji, Masuda Munetaka
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to describe covered-stent treatment of a ruptured dissection of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in a patient with Ehlers‒Danlos syndrome. The patient was a 13-year-old girl initially presenting with abdominal pain. Dissection and rupture of the SMA were diagnosed on detailed examination. Conservative treatment was performed initially because open surgery was considered high...
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