Transcatheter coil embolization of an Arc of Buhler aneurysm.

Abstract

We report the findings of a patient with an asymptomatic Arc of Buhler (AOB) aneurysm, which was successfully treated by transcatheter coil embolization. An abdominal CT and angiography revealed an intact pancreaticoduodenal artery arcade (PDAA) and an anomalous communication between the SMA and celiac axis, termed an AOB. An aneurysm was observed at the origin of the AOB and treated with a transcatheter embolization using coils. A follow-up CT imaging confirmed the total occlusion of the aneurysm with a patent PDAA. The successful results of this treatment suggest that the endovascular therapy of an AOB aneurysm with a celiac axis occlusion and an intact PDAA is feasible and safe.

• Authors: Su-Jin Jeong, Nam-Yeul Lim, Nam-Kyu Jang, Soo-Jin-Nah Choi, Jae-Kyu Kim, Yong-Yeon Jeong, Heoung-Keun Kang
• Journal: Korean journal of radiology (Korean J Radiol) Vol. 9 Suppl Pg. S77-80 (Jul 2008) ISSN: 1229-6929 [Print] Korea (South)
• PMID: 18607134 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aneurysm (diagnostic imaging, therapy)
• Angiography
• Celiac Artery (abnormalities)
• Embolization, Therapeutic
• Humans
• Male
• Mesenteric Artery, Superior (abnormalities)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed