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Acute mesenteric ischemia caused by spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery: treatment by percutaneous stent placement

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Spontaneous and isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a rare and often fatal event which has been successfully treated by surgery in several reported cases. We present a patient with acute mesenteric ischemia due to superior mesenteric artery dissection who was successfully treated by percutaneous endovascular placement of a Wallstent.

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Received: 8 November 1999; Revised: 5 May 2000; Accepted: 9 May 2000

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Leung, D., Schneider, E., Kubik-Huch, R. et al. Acute mesenteric ischemia caused by spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery: treatment by percutaneous stent placement. Eur Radiol 10, 1916–1919 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000520

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