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Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm

Münevver Yüksel, MD, Fatih Islamolu, MD, Ünal Egeli, MD¹, Hakan Posaciolu, MD, Rasih Yilmaz, MD², Suat Büket, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 2 Department of General Surgery Ege University Medical Faculty Izmir, Turkey 1 Department of Radiology Letoon Hospital Mula, Turkey
Fatih Islamolu, MD Tel: 90 232 388 2866 Fax: 90 232 339 0002 email: fislamoglu{at}hotmail.com Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey.

A 38-year old woman with mid-epigastric pain, diarrhea, and weight loss, underwent resection of a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and primary repair of the artery. Pathological examination showed degenerative atherosclerotic changes, marked medial and intimal thickening, and vegetations. Microbiological studies demon-strated Streptococcus viridans as the infecting organism of this mycotic aneurysm. The patient made a good recovery and remained well after 3 years.