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Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection: Rationale for a Conservative Approach in Selected Patients

A Case Report

Stephanie Kwei, BA

Ross T. Lyon, MD

George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT

Division of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Morris Stampfer, MD

New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center, New Rochelle, New York

Frank J. Veith, MD

Division of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

The superior mesenteric artery (SMA) is an uncommon location for spontaneous peripheral arterial dissections. In the past, most symptomatic SMA dissections were treated surgically. However, the authors recently treated a healthy 40-year-old man who experienced a symptomatic SMA dissection with anticoagulation therapy alone. The patient had bilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) dissections in the past that were also managed in a conservative fashion. To their knowledge, this is the first patient reported in the literature with both ICA and SMA dissections. In addition, he is one of only a few patients with an SMA dissection who was successfully treated without surgical intervention. From our experience with this patient and a review of the literature, we believe that a trial of anticoagulation therapy is warranted in all patients with uncomplicated, symptomatic SMA dissections.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 33, No. 6, 641-648 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/153857449903300609


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