Covered stent placement for emergency repair of a ruptured superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm in advanced pancreatic head cancer
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) pseudoaneurysms are rare but fatal. Surgical repair is an ideal treatment; however, it is inappropriate in patients with SMA pseudoaneurysm due to advanced cancer, and endovascular therapy is an alternative treatment for nonsurgical candidates. Here, we report a case...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318304394 |