08 April 2021
: Case report
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 Castelli1ABDEFG, Corrado Inì2AEF*, Giovanni Scavone1AEF, Marco Zagarella1ABG, Giorgio Giulietti1DF, Giuseppe Caltabiano1ABG, Marco Vittorio Pizzarelli1DE, Bruno Varsallona1AG, Antonio Scavone1AEF, Antonio Basile2ADFGDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929013
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929013
Figure 2. Case 1. (A–D) Multiplanar-CT reconstructions (MPR) show multiple alterations of splanchnic vessels, such as a right renal artery mimic a fibromuscular dysplasia aspect (open arrow in A), a ‘string of beads’ appearance of the left gastric artery (white arrow in B–D), right gastroepiploic artery, and anastomotic arcades of the middle colic artery and left colic artery and ileal and jejunal branches from the superior mesenteric artery (white arrowheads).