| Title | Embolization for asymptomatic aneurysms of the first jejunal artery. | | Author(s) | Shimohira N, Ogino H, Kitase M, Takeuchi M, Shibamoto Y | | Institution | Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. | | Source | Vasa 2006 Aug; 35(3):198-200. | | Abstract | In a 71-year-old man with a history of coronary artery bypassing using the left internal thoracic and gastroepiploic arteries, the first jejunal artery aneurysms were found by chance at 3D-CT performed to evaluate conditions of the grafts. He was successfully treated by transcatheter embolization using interlocking detachable coils. During a follow-up period of 5 months, the patient did well and had no sign of intestinal ischemia. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16941411 |
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