J Korean Soc Radiol.  2020 Jul;81(4):1008-1012. 10.3348/jksr.2020.81.4.1008.

Ischemic Colitis due to Fibromuscular Dysplasia Limited to the Inferior Mesenteric Artery: A Case Report

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  • 1Departments of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Departments of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Fibromuscular dysplasia is a nonatheromatous, noninflammatory arterial disorder that results in stenosis and/or aneurysm formation and rarely involves the mesenteric arteries. Herein, we report a case of fibromuscular dysplasia limited to the inferior mesenteric artery, which manifested with arterial aneurysms and ischemic colitis.

Keyword

Fibromuscular Dysplasia; Mesenteric Arteries; Colitis; Ischemic
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