J Korean Surg Soc.
2000 Sep;59(3):420-424.
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome due to an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Renal Transplant Recipient
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
Abstract
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Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare disease and is seldom seen in patients with
abdominal aortic aneurysms. We experienced a SMAS as a result of an enlarged abdominal aortic
aneurysm in a 52 year-old female patient who had undergone renal transplant in the right iliac position
8 years previously. The abdominal aortic aneurysm was successfully resected without an extracorporeal
bypass during crossclamping, and postoperatively the patient's symptoms were improved and her renal
function was well preserved.