Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 572-573 , September 2007

The rare case of a symptomatic atherosclerotic aneurysm of the superior epigastric artery mimicking an acute cholecystitis

  • Sven Seifert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sven Seifert, MD, University Hospital Dresden, Department of Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Fetschertrasse 74,01309 Dresden.
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  • Axel Denz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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  • Dag-Daniel D. Dittert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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  • Hans D. Saeger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Received 24 January 2007 ,Accepted 16 March 2007.

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    CT-Scan with contrast enhancement.

    CT-Scan with contrast enhancement.

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    The surgical exposure.

    The surgical exposure.

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    The resected and incised aneurysm.

    The resected and incised aneurysm.

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    Aneurysm wall and proximal artery with typical atherosclerotic changes. Freshly ruptured plaque with bleeding signs and old calcifications as well as cholesterol crystals and fibrotic and sclerotic wa

    Aneurysm wall and proximal artery with typical atherosclerotic changes. Freshly ruptured plaque with bleeding signs and old calcifications as well as cholesterol crystals and fibrotic and sclerotic wall thickness, no evidence for arteritis, mycotic aneurysm, or other diseases like Behcet’s disease.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00519-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.042

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 572-573 , September 2007

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