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Transcatheter coil embolization of an iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula: Report of a case

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A 37-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Computed tomography showed a large superior mesenteric vein aneurysm. The patient had a history of Crohn’s disease and underwent an ileocecal resection 7 years previously. A selective angiogram of the superior mesenteric artery revealed that a dilated branch of this artery fed directly into the superior mesenteric vein. The iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula was successfully closed by transarterial coil embolization. Successful endovascular treatment for a superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula has been recently reported; however, the complications of this new modality are not well understood. We herein review the current literature and discuss endovascular treatment.

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    Tsunehiro Shintani, Hiroshi Mitsuoka & Mikio Masuda

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Shintani, T., Mitsuoka, H. & Masuda, M. Transcatheter coil embolization of an iatrogenic superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula: Report of a case. Surg Today 41, 556–559 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-010-4306-0

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