| Literature DB >> 36238611 |
Se Jin Park, Young Hwan Kim, Ung Rae Kang, Seung Woo Ji.
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal-dominant disorder. Vasculopathies associated with NF1 are rare and can cause aneurysms, stenoses, and arteriovenous malformations. Aneurysms may rupture spontaneously, which could be fatal. Spontaneous mesenteric hemorrhage due to rupture of an inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm associated with NF1 has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous rupture of a fusiform aneurysm in the superior rectal artery in a 56-year-old woman with NF1 who was successfully treated with transcatheter arterial embolization. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 36238611 PMCID: PMC9431908 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.81.3.726
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1Transcatheter arterial embolization of a ruptured superior rectal artery aneurysm in a 56-year-old woman with type 1 neurofibromatosis. She complained low abdominal pain.
A. Axial contrast-enhanced CT demonstrates contrast media extravasation (arrow) in a retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
B. Coronal contrast-enhanced CT demonstrates contrast media extravasation (arrowhead), normal superior rectal artery (white arrow), and a fusiform change in the rectosigmoid rectal artery (black arrow).
C. Inferior mesenteric arteriography shows three fusiform aneurysms (arrows).
D. Selective rectosigmoid arteriography shows some contrast media extravasation (arrowhead) in the distal aneurysm (black arrow). A collateral circulation is established from the sigmoid artery to the superior rectal artery, through the marginal artery (white arrow).
E. Transcatheter arterial coil embolization was successfully performed using the isolation technique. Postoperative inferior mesenteric angiography shows complete resolution of the distal fusiform aneurysm. Blood supply to the rectum is well-preserved through the arcuate artery and vasa recta of the superior rectal artery via a collateral circulation from the sigmoid artery (arrow).
F. Coronal contrast-enhanced CT obtained four days after transcatheter arterial coil embolization (black arrow) shows decreased retroperitoneal hematoma without ischemic changes in the sigmoid colon or rectum (white arrow).