Celiac artery dissection from heavy weight lifting.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.075.
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Abstract
In this case report, we present a 45-year-old man who experienced abdominal pain while bench-pressing heavy weights. A computed tomography angiogram showed a dissection of the celiac artery extending into the hepatic and splenic arteries, with thrombus in the false lumen into the common hepatic artery. With resolution of his symptoms, he was discharged after several days of warfarin and metoprolol therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a dissection of the celiac artery and its branches caused by weight lifting.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Athletic Injuries
- Celiac Artery
- Thrombosis
- Weight Lifting