Intra-abdominal Hemorrhage Caused by Segmental Arterial Mediolysis of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery: Report of a Case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 769-772

  Rengstorff, Daniel S ^a   Baker, Edward L ^a   Wack, Jon ^a   Yee, Laurence F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesenteric aneurysm; Segmental arterial mediolysis; Spontaneous intra abdominal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LAPAROTOMY; SEGMENTAL ARTERIAL MEDIOLYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ABDOMEN; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MESENTERIC ARTERY, INFERIOR; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 2342612868     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-003-0103-9     Document Type: Article

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