The Rupture of Isolated Spontaneous Celiac Artery Dissection with Pseudoaneurysm: Report of a Case

Arterial dissection is defined as cleavage of the arterial wall by an intramural hematoma between two elastic layers. Aortic dissection has been widely reported and recognized. However, isolated spontaneous visceral artery dissection without aortic dissection has been reported rarely because of nonspecific symptoms and signs, which is usually diagnosed after fatal hemorrhage or ischemia [1]. Most visceral artery dissection reported are located in the superior mesentery artery, no more than 50 isolated spontaneous celiac artery dissection have been reported when we searched in Pubmed with the term of isolated spontaneous celiac artery dissection. However, the rupture of isolated celiac trunk dissection with pseudoaneurysm has rarely been reported [2], to the best of our knowledge. Herein, we report a case of the rupture of isolated spontaneous celiac artery dissection with a massive pseudoaneurysm formation.