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Reminder of important clinical lesson
An acute presentation of visceral artery aneurysm
Summary
A 56-year-old patient presented with shock and severe abdominal pain. Initial blood tests, erect chest x-ray and focused ultrasound were not diagnostic. CT imaging demonstrated bleeding from a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. Operative treatment with ligation of the bleeding point and packing of the abdomen successfully controlled the bleeding. He eventually made a full recovery.
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.