INTRODUCTION Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of upper intestinal obstruction resulting from compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a 61-year-old Japanese man with non-small cell lung cancer who had been treated with cisplatin-containing chemotherapy an...

Cardiac output, ventral and dorsal aortic blood pressure, heart rate, and coeliac and mesenteric artery blood flow were recorded simultaneously in the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., at rest, during exercise, during hypoxia and after feeding. In the resting unfed animals, coeliac artery blood flow was 4.1 +/- 0.8 ml min-1 kg-1 and mesenteric artery blood flow was 3.5 +/- 1.1 ml min-1 kg-1 (mean ...

Two cases of isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection diagnosed by contrast enhanced 64 slice CT are reported. In both, the dissection was seen extending along the entire length of the artery with one of them showing partially thrombosed false lumen. One case was associated with dissection of left renal artery with consequent renal infarcts. Although superior mesenteric artery dissection ...

Puerperal hematoma is a serious obstetric complication. We report case of large puerperal with an uncommon feeding vessel originating from inferior mesenteric artery. A 28-year-old primiparous woman was transferred to our hospital in the left vaginal wall following normal delivery. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed actively bleeding vulvovaginal 9 cm diameter, and transcatheter arterial embolizatio...

We report a case of serial occurrence different type II endoleak from inferior mesenteric artery and lumbar artery. Despite repeated interventions, gradually expanding aneurysmal sac was eventually followed by impending rupture. In the end, patient required open repair that revealed Ib which is not identified in CT scan or ultrasonography previously. The has been without any specific findings f...