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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

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).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923