Perioperative vascular flushing perfusion in acute mesenteric artery occlusion

Acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion complicated by basilar artery occlusion

Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare cause of abdominal pain with a very high mortality rate. Vague presentation and often misleading clinical findings make the diagnosis elusive. Here, a unique case of complete superior mesenteric artery occlusion further complicated by basilar artery occlusion is illustrated.

Management of Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion by Thrombolytic Therapy

Acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) causes extensive bowel necrosis, resulting in a poor prognosis with an extremely high mortality rate. An 82-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of abdominal pain. She was diagnosed as having acute SMA occlusion by enhanced CT. Five hours from onset, the first thrombolytic therapy with urokinase was performed, but...

On Acute Thrombo-Embolic Occlusion of the Superior Mesenteric Artery

Surgical management of peritonitis secondary to acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion.

Diagnosis of acute arterial mesenteric ischemia in the early stages is now possible using modern computed tomography with intravenous contrast enhancement and imaging in the arterial and/or portal phase. Most patients have acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion, and a large proportion of these patients will develop peritonitis prior to mesenteric revascularization, and explorative lap...

Acute embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery: a case report and discussion of management.

INTRODUCTION We present a case of acute embolus to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). CLINICAL PICTURE A 70-year-old gentleman with atrial fibrillation complained of colicky abdominal pain with clinical signs of tenderness and mild guarding. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Laparotomy revealed extensive bowel ischaemia but no overt infarction. The SMA was occluded by an embolus at the root of the m...