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A case of contained rupture of the superior mesenteric artery with no distal flow causing mesenteric ischemia following double heart valve replacement surgery

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A visceral artery aneurysm (VAA) is a very rare and lethal vascular anomaly with dramatic consequences. The overall incidence of VAA is 5% of all abdominal artery aneurysms. The involvement of the superior mesenteric artery is even rare (incidence of 3.5–8% of all VAA). The development of superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm following cardiac surgery is scarcely reported in the literature. We report a case of contained rupture of the superior mesenteric artery with no distal flow causing acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) following double heart valve replacement surgery.

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U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad-380016, Gujarat, India.

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  1. Department of Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India

    Herin Patel & Archit Patel

  2. Department of Radiology, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India

    Megha Seth

  3. Department of Pathology, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India

    Aparna Singh

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Patel, H., Patel, A., Seth, M. et al. A case of contained rupture of the superior mesenteric artery with no distal flow causing mesenteric ischemia following double heart valve replacement surgery. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01649-7

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