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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 9;16(705):1652-1655.

[Superior mesenteric vein aneurysm, a rare case]

[Article in French]
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Case Reports

[Superior mesenteric vein aneurysm, a rare case]

[Article in French]
Tamana Shams et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 67-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain due to acute thrombosis of an aneurysm of the superior mesenteric vein. It was treated conservatively by a combination of anticoagulation and monitoring by serial imaging after multidisciplinary discussion. With more than one year of follow-up, no aneurysm growth was observed. Mesenteric vein aneurysm is a rare vascular dilatation, which was first described in 1982 and since then 17 cases have been reported. There are congenital and acquired hypotheses regarding their etiology. If asymptomatic, conservative management is recommended. Monitoring is important because of potential complications (thrombosis, portal hypertension, adjacent organs compression and rupture of aneurysm), which may mandate surgical management.

Cet article rapporte un cas rare d’anévrisme thrombosé de la veine mésentérique supérieure chez un homme de 67 ans, diag nostiqué à la suite de douleurs abdominales aspécifiques. Après discussion multidisciplinaire, une anticoagulation et une surveillance par imagerie sont effectuées. Avec plus d’une année de recul, l’anévrisme reste stable. L’anévrisme de la veine mésentérique supérieure est une pathologie exceptionnelle décrite 17 fois dans la littérature depuis 1982. Il existe des hypothèses étiologiques congénitales et acquises. En l’absence de symptôme, un traitement conservateur et une surveillance sont recommandés en raison de complications potentielles (thrombose, hypertension portale, compression d’organes adjacents et rupture d’anévrisme). Une prise en charge chirurgicale est discutée en cas de manifestations cliniques.

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