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- Isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery is a rare condition, especially when it occurs without aortic dissection, and typically presents with sudden abdominal pain.
- Complications can include serious issues like aneurysm formation, rupture, and reduced blood flow to abdominal organs, notably the liver and spleen.
- The case reported involves a 47-year-old man with von Willebrand disease, marking the first known instance of celiac artery dissection in such a patient, diagnosed using CT and CT angiography.
Article Abstract
Isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery is rare, and its occurrence without aortic dissection is even rarer. The typical symptom of this dissection is acute-onset abdominal pain. Complications of the condition include aneurysm formation, rupture, and abdominal-organ ischemia or infarction, especially in the liver or spleen. We report the case of a 47-year-old man with von Willebrand disease who had an isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac artery. We used computed tomography and computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis and characterization of the dissection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of celiac artery dissection in a patient with von Willebrand disease.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060327 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-13-3404 | DOI Listing |
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