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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2021

Evaluation of isolated abdominal visceral artery dissection with multi-scale spiral computed tomography: a retrospective case series.

Qizhou He, Fei Yu, Yajun Fu, Bin Yang, Ran Huo, Rong Xian, Shulan Liu, Kali Liang, Guangcai Tang

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Qizhou HeDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China. lyhqz0806@163.com.
Fei Yu *Department of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Yajun Fu *Department of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Bin YangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Ran HuoDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Rong XianDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Shulan LiuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Kali LiangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
Guangcai TangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 64600, Sichuan, China.
Southwest Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the role of multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) angiography in the diagnosis of spontaneous isolated visceral artery dissection (SIVAD).

methodsTwenty-seven patients with abdominal SIVAD were included in the study. The MSCT scans of the patients were subjected to various post-processing techniques to visualize the visceral artery wall. Clinical features including arterial dissection, thrombosis, dissection length, true/false lumen, and complications were recorded.

resultsType I, IIa, and IIb SIVADs were observed in 11, 6, and 10 patients, respectively. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissection was the most common (n = 16), followed by abdominal aortic dissection (n = 6), splenic artery dissection (n = 2), renal artery dissection (n = 2), and splenic artery dissection (n = 1). One patient with SMA dissection suffered small intestine ischemia, 1 with splenic artery dissection had splenic infarction, and 1 patient with left renal artery dissection experienced renal infarction. The false lumen was bigger than the true lumen in 20 patients, with 9 patients having thrombus. The true lumen was bigger than the false lumen in 7 patients.

conclusionsMSCT angiography is a valuable technique in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with SIVAD. Patients with abdominal pain suspected due to SIVAD should be examined with MSCT angiography for early detection of SIVAD.

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Mesenteric Artery, SuperiorAdultAgedAngiographyAortic DissectionFemaleHumansMaleMesenteric IschemiaMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, Spiral ComputedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultComputed tomographyDissectionVisceral arteryYun classification

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