| Literature DB >> 36238183 |
Jin Hee Park, Heon Ju Kwon, Kyung Seek Chang, Kyung A Kang, Mi Sung Kim.
Abstract
Fibromuscular dysplasia is a nonatheromatous, noninflammatory arterial disorder that results in stenosis and/or aneurysm formation and rarely involves the mesenteric arteries. Herein, we report a case of fibromuscular dysplasia limited to the inferior mesenteric artery, which manifested with arterial aneurysms and ischemic colitis. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 36238183 PMCID: PMC9432214 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.81.4.1008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1A 66-year-old male patient presented with ischemic colitis due to mesenteric arterial aneurysm of fibromuscular dysplasia.
A. Post contrast-enhanced coronal and axial CT images show segmental concentric wall thickening of the descending and sigmoid colon and the upper rectum with decreased mural attenuation and mesenteric edema, suggesting ischemic colitis (arrowheads). Aneurysms of the left colic and superior rectal artery (arrows) are observed in addition to abnormal tortuous dilated vessels originating from the inferior mesenteric artery (open arrows).
B. Cross-sectional view of the left colic artery aneurysm shows marked dilatation of the lumen (left column, asterisk) compared with adjacent normal vessels. Microscopically, the arterial wall shows thickening of the intimal layer (arrows) caused by collagen deposition and fibrous proliferation (middle column, hematoxylineosin stain, × 200). Elastin-stained sections showing loss of the internal elastic lamina (right column, × 200).