Acute mesenteric ischemia caused by spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery: Treatment by intra-arterial thrombolysis and percutaneous stent placement

Spontaneous and isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a rare event with a high mortality. It has been successfully treated by surgery and in a few cases by percutaneous stent placement. We present a patient with acute mesenteric ischemia due to superior mesenteric artery dissection who was successfully treated by intra-arterial thrombolysis and endovascular stent placement.