J Korean Med Sci.  2016 Sep;31(9):1349-1350. 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1349.

A Case of Spontaneous Isolated Dissection of Left Gastric Artery

• Kwon LM
• Ha HI
• Kim MJ
• Lee K

• KMID: 2468264
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1349

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Dissecting/*diagnosis/diagnostic imaging
Arteries/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging
Female
Hepatic Artery/diagnostic imaging
Humans
Stomach/*blood supply
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography of a 77-year-old woman with sudden severe epigastic pain. (A) The three-dimensional volume rendering image shows anatomical variant of the replaced left hepatic artery arising from the left gastric artery (LGA) with diffuse irregular luminal narrowing (arrowheads). (B) The non-enhanced CT scan shows high density of thickened LGA (arrow), measuring 40 Hounsfield units. (C) The enhanced CT scan shows diffuse luminal irregularity of LGA (arrow) with associated fat stranding. (D) The curved multiplanar reformatted image shows eccentric wall thickening of LGA (arrowheads), representing dissection with acute intramural hematoma.

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