1. Successful endovascular treatment of multiple mesenteric arterial aneurysms associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
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Anton J. Collins, Mark E. O'Donnell, Keith R. Gardiner, Terry Irwin, and Peter Gordon
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Contrast Media ,Acute abdominal pain ,Aneurysm, Ruptured ,Aneurysm ,alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Hemoperitoneum ,Embolization ,Endovascular treatment ,Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Embolization, Therapeutic ,Abdominal Pain ,Mesenteric Arteries ,Surgery ,Treatment Outcome ,Arterial aneurysms ,Acute Disease ,Angiography ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
We present a rare case of a patient who presented with acute abdominal pain with a previous history of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency). Further clinical deterioration necessitated computed tomography (CT) imaging, which demonstrated a hemoperitoneum. Angiography confirmed the rupture of multiple aneurysms originating from the mesenteric arterial arcade, which were treated successfully with endovascular embolization. The association between mesenteric arterial aneurysm rupture and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is explored.
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- 2010
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