Management of isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection

Table 1 Clinical characteristics and percentage of true lumen of isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection in eighteen patients

Patients age (yr/sex)	Symptoms	Risk factors	Percentage of true lumen (%)	Treatment outcome	Follow-up (mo)
46/M	Abdominal pain	Smoking	25	Pain resolution	32
56/M	Abdominal pain	Hypertension, diabetes	40	Pain resolution	28
66/M	Abdominal pain radiating to the back	Hypertension	60	Pain resolution	33
40/M	Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting	Smoking, hypertension	0	Pain resolution	11
48/M	Abdominal pain	Smoking	45	Pain resolution	32
52/M	Abdominal pain, Diarrhea	Dyslipidemia	36	Pain resolution	32
61/F	Abdominal pain	Smoking	48	Pain resolution	14
43/M	Abdominal pain, bloody stools	Smoking, hypertension	30	Pain resolution	26
49/M	Abdominal pain	Smoking	0	Pain resolution	16
48/M	Abdominal pain	Smoking	10	Pain resolution	16
36/F	Abdominal pain, bloody stools	Dyslipidemia	62	Pain resolution	22
39/M	Abdominal pain	Hypertension	0	Pain resolution	18
44/M	Abdominal pain	Hypertension, diabetes	20	Pain resolution	22
45/M	Abdominal pain	Dyslipidemia	8	Pain resolution	28
58/F	Abdominal pain	Smoking, dyslipidemia	20	Pain resolution	17
52/M	Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting	Dyslipidemia	52	Pain resolution	12
55/M	Abdominal pain	Dyslipidemia	12	Pain resolution	18
58/F	Abdominal pain	Smoking, dyslipidemia	20	Pain resolution	14

M: Male; F: Female.

Table 2 Anatomical features of isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection and choice of stents in nine patients

Patients	Proximal arterial diameter (mm)	Length of dissection (mm)	Number of branches involved	Stent size	Stent type
1	5	23	1	6 × 18	Balloon-expandable (Palmaz Blue)
				7 × 30	self-expanding (Precise)
4	5.6	30	2	6 × 40	Self-expanding (Precise)
8	6	15	0	7 × 30	Self-expanding (Precise)
10	7	35	2	7 × 18	Balloon-expandable (Palmaz Blue)
				8 × 40	self-expanding (Precise)
				8 × 40	Self-expanding (Precise)
13	5.5	10	0	6 × 18	Balloon-expandable (Palmaz Blue)
14	5.4	18	1	6 × 30	self-expanding (Precise)
15	6.4	28	1	7 × 15	Balloon-expandable (Palmaz Blue)
				8 × 30	self-expanding (Precise)
17	7	19	1	7 × 30	Self-expanding (Precise)
18	5.8	22	1	6 × 30	Self-expanding (Precise)