| Literature DB >> 25253973 |
Yoshihiro Ikura1, Tomohiro Kadota1, Shuhei Watanabe1, Akira Arimoto1, Eiko Nishioka1.
Abstract
Gastric artery aneurysm is a rare and lethal condition, and is caused by inflammatory or degenerative vasculopathies. We describe herein the clinical course of a patient with a ruptured gastric artery aneurysm associated with microscopic polyangiitis. Absence of vasculitic changes in the aneurysm resected and negative results of autoantibodies interfered with our diagnostic process. We should have adopted an interventional radiology and initiated steroid therapy promptly to rescue the patient.Entities:
Keywords: Aneurysm; Interventional radiology; Microscopic polyangiitis; Segmental arterial mediolysis; Steroids; Stomach; Therapy
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25253973 PMCID: PMC4168106 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12668
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742