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Spontaneous Recanalization of Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion Following Angioplasty and Stenting of Inferior Mesenteric Artery

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An 84-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease was admitted with a progressively worsening diffuse abdominal pain. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen and angiography revealed occlusion of the origin and proximal portion of superior mesenteric artery. Aortography also showed severe origin stenosis of inferior mesenteric artery and that the distal part of the superior mesenteric artery was supplied by a prominent marginal artery of Drummond. Patient was effectively treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting of the inferior mesenteric artery. Follow-up imaging studies demonstrated patency of the stent and spontaneous recanalization of superior mesenteric artery occlusion.

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  1. Departments of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Tr-06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Erhan Akpınar, Barbaros E. Cil, Anıl Arat & Ferhun Balkanci

  2. Departments of General Surgery, Hacettepe University, Tr-06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Atac Baykal & Kerem Karaman

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Akpınar, E., Cil, B.E., Arat, A. et al. Spontaneous Recanalization of Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion Following Angioplasty and Stenting of Inferior Mesenteric Artery. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 137–139 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0013-4

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