2012 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 45-50
Isolated celiac artery dissection in the absence of aortic dissection is a rare occurrence. In the present study, we report a case of celiac artery dissection in a patient admitted with a chief complaint of sudden abdominal pain. The patient was suspected of having an aortic dissection and abdominal aortal aneurysm from contrast computed tomography (CT) images, and celiac artery dissection was found incidentally. Conservative therapy for blood pressure management was administered during hospitalization, and the patient was discharged without complications, enlargement of the dissection cavity, or organ ischemia. All existing treatments for celiac artery dissection lack evidence and are controversial. Therefore, the establishment of an appropriate treatment method based on case examination is necessary in the future.
