Aortic dissection presenting an acute onset of neuroradicular syndrome complicated by coeliac and superior mesenteric artery embolism

Lixiong Zeng; Hong Yuan; Weihong Jiang; Kan Yang; Zhihui Zhang

doi:10.1111/1742-6723.12306

Aortic dissection presenting an acute onset of neuroradicular syndrome complicated by coeliac and superior mesenteric artery embolism

Emerg Med Australas. 2014 Dec;26(6):616-7. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12306. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

Authors

Lixiong Zeng¹, Hong Yuan, Weihong Jiang, Kan Yang, Zhihui Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

PMID: 25358642
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12306

Abstract

Aortic dissection is a catastrophic medical emergency with complex and changeable clinical presentations. We report a case of aortic dissection complicated by coeliac and superior mesenteric artery embolism, which is hardly been reported till date.

Keywords: abdominal pain; aortic dissection; artery embolism; spinal stroke; spondylosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
Aortic Dissection / complications*
Celiac Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Embolism / etiology*
Humans
Male
Mesenteric Artery, Superior / diagnostic imaging*
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / etiology*
Middle Aged
Radiography
Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology*