Clinically Suspected Segmental Arterial Mediolysis of the Splanchnic Arteries: A Report of 2 Rare Cases

Federica Castelli; Corrado Inì; Giovanni Scavone; Marco Zagarella; Giorgio Giulietti; Giuseppe Caltabiano; Marco Vittorio Pizzarelli; Bruno Varsallona; Antonio Scavone; Antonio Basile

doi:10.12659/AJCR.929013

08 April 2021: Articles

Clinically Suspected Segmental Arterial Mediolysis of the Splanchnic Arteries: A Report of 2 Rare Cases

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Federica Castelli ^A , Corrado Inì ^A* , Giovanni Scavone ^A , Marco Zagarella ^A , Giorgio Giulietti ^D , Giuseppe Caltabiano ^A , Marco Vittorio Pizzarelli ^D , Bruno Varsallona ^A , Antonio Scavone ^A , Antonio Basile ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929013

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929013

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Figure 1. Case 1. (A–C) Coronal-CT, three-dimensional reconstruction, and axial-CT images show pseudoaneurysmatic dilatations involved a distal branch of the splenic artery (white arrow) with an axial dimension of 6 mm. (D) Coronal-CT image after angiographic treatment with coil embolization reveals the presence of an area of infarction in the upper pole of the spleen, without clinical and laboratory sequelae.

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Clinically Suspected Segmental Arterial Mediolysis of the Splanchnic Arteries: A Report of 2 Rare Cases

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