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Reminder of important clinical lesson
An acute presentation of visceral artery aneurysm
  1. Michael Stewart1,
  2. Reuben Roy2
  1. 1Emergency Department, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, UK
  2. 2Emergency Department, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Michael Stewart, michael{at}gradmedic.org

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.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2011.4736

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.