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Segmental arterial mediolysis

Definition

Segmental arterial mediolysis is a rare noninflammatory vascular disease of the abdominal splanchnic arteries, characterised by disruption of the arterial medial layer. It will induce multiple aneurysms in mesenteric arteries with susceptibility to vessel dissection, haemorrhage and mesenteric ischemia.

Also indexed as

Segmental arterial mediolysis

Nearby in Certain specified disorders of arteries or arterioles