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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Main Authors: Yuki Kimbara, MD, Yozo Sato, MD, Takaaki Hasegawa, MD, Hiroyuki Morinaga, MD, Shinichi Murata, MD, Yugo Imai, MD, Kazuo Hara, MD, Nozomi Okuno, MD, Yoshitaka Inaba, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318304394