Young-Wook Kim
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The current understanding of SISMAD is described on the base of the recent publications in the major vascular surgery journals to describe the underlying etiology, natural course or an optimal management strategy of this rare vascular disease.
Abstract
Spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD) has been known as a rare vascular disease. However it is increasingly reported in these days with the development of advanced imaging technology. Underlying etiology, natural course or an optimal management strategy of SISMAD is not exactly known at the moment. During the past 10 years, we have had an interest in this rare vascular disease and collected clinical and image data in 100 or more patients with SISMAD. In this review article, I would like to describe my current understanding of SISMAD on the base of our recent publications in the major vascular surgery journals.
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KIM, Young-Wook. Current understandings of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection. Vascular Specialist International, 2016, 32: 37–43.