All issues > Volume 41(7); 1998

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1998;41(7):984-988. Published online July 15, 1998.

A Case of Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm associated with Marfan Syndrome

Ick Ho IH Sung¹, Sang Hee SH Kim¹, Min Seop MS Song¹, Chul Ho CH Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Correspondence Min Seop MS Song ,Email: 1

Abstract

Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm is very rare complication of Marfan syndrome, especially in children. A 11 years old male patient was admitted to the hospital because of fluctuating high fever and diagnosed as infective endocarditis and Marfan syndrome. During antibiotics therapy, fever was slowly decreased but abdominal pain was developed and pulsatile abdominal mass was palpable in the midline of the abdomen. And the diagnosis was made as superior mesenteric artery aneurysm by ultrasonogaphy and abdominal aortogram. Resection of aneurysm was performed successfully. A brief review of the related literatures was made.

Keywords :Marfan syndrome, Infective endocarditis, Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm