Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome Preceding Bowel Transplantation

Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Penetrating abdominal trauma often causes bowel injuries which may lead to “short bowel syndrome ” which is a potential indication for bowel transplantation. Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysms of abdominal arteries are often a result of penetrating abdominal trauma. We report a successful embolisation of posttraumatic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) branch pseudoaneu-rysm using microcoil, in a patient with short bowel syndrome who was successfully transplanted three months after embolisation. 1. Case Report An 18-year-old male patient was brought to local county hospital in July 2008 with multiple stab wounds in the abdominal region. Due to severe blood loss and life-threatening conditions, he was submitted to several surgery procedures, resulting in major resection of large and small bowel segments. Because of his general poor condition and limited surgical options in the county hospital, the patient was transferred to our institution 20 days after for furthe