INFERIOR PANCREATICODUODENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM - REPORT OF A CASE - ASSOCIATED WITH VISCERAL ARTERY ISCHEMIA

Visceral artery aneurysms are well described in the surgical literatur e. Specifically, inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms are exc eedingly rare and only minimal data are available to guide management decisions. In the majority of published case reports surgical therapy or angiographic intervention is recommended. This is a case report of a ruptured inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm associated wit h complete occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, precluding sur gical or angiographic intervention. A review of the literature and the rationale for nonoperative, medical management of this uncommon surgi cal entity is the subject of this article.