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Small bowel infarction due to fibro muscular dysplasia: a case report and literature review.
Cases Journal 2010 April 7
INTRODUCTION: We describe a rare case of small bowel infarction due to fibro muscular dysplasia in superior mesenteric artery in a young patient.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 28 year old Asian female presented with acute onset left sided abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. She had a laparotomy due to further deterioration. It showed infracted small intestine, gall bladder and parts of liver. Abdomen had to be closed without any therapeutic procedure. She died in early post operative period. Autopsy showed fibro muscular dysplasia of superior mesenteric artery.
CONCLUSION: Fibro muscular dysplasia of SMA is rare, is treatable but has a high mortality.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 28 year old Asian female presented with acute onset left sided abdominal pain and watery diarrhea. She had a laparotomy due to further deterioration. It showed infracted small intestine, gall bladder and parts of liver. Abdomen had to be closed without any therapeutic procedure. She died in early post operative period. Autopsy showed fibro muscular dysplasia of superior mesenteric artery.
CONCLUSION: Fibro muscular dysplasia of SMA is rare, is treatable but has a high mortality.
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