キーワード:腹腔動脈解離,上腸間膜動脈解離,⾼⾎圧,D-ダイマー,造影 CTAlthough isolated visceral artery dissection is a relatively rare disease, the number of reported cases has been increasing due to enhanced diagnostic performance of medical devices. In this article, we have reported four cases of isolated visceral artery dissection diagnosed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT). All patients were male, in their 40s, and presented with sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. Three patients had hypertension as a background factor, and two patients had a history of smoking. All four patients complained of severe abdominal pain; however, there were no other obvious gastrointestinal symptoms on admission. In three of four patients, blood samples were negative for D-dimer protein. Since there was no evidence of intestinal ischemia in any cases, a conservative treatment approach with strict blood pressure control and antiplatelet agents was selected. After treatment initiation, pain symptoms disappeared in all patients, and follow-up CT showed an improvement in blood flow. Although isolated visceral artery dissection is rare, diagnosis is important because good results can be obtained using a conservative treatment approach in patients without intestinal ischemia. It is, therefore, recommended that middle-aged patients (particularly male patients) presenting with sudden-onset severe abdominal pain be sent for CECT without delay.
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