Vascular health and risk management
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Vasc Health Risk Manag · Jun 2010
Case ReportsIsolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac trunk in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve.
Isolated spontaneous dissection of celiac trunk is a rare entity. The spontaneous dissection of the visceral artery occurs without aortic dissection. ⋯ We report an exceptional case of an isolated spontaneous dissection of the celiac trunk which occurred in a 49 year old male with a previously undiagnosed bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). We also describe the classical appearance in different imaging modalities with a particular emphasis on multidetector computed tomography, and discuss the clinical manifestation and its relationship to BAV.