TCTAP C-091 Endovascular Intervention for Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion with Multi-discipline Modalities

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

Superior mesenteric artery ischemia: endovascular approach

Background Mesenteric chronic ischemia is an unfrequent pathology usually related to obstructive and stenosing atherosclerotic pathologies of one or more digestive arteries. Among these, the most frequently envolved and revascularised is the superior mesenteric artery. There is a relative prevalence among the female elderly. Symptoms are often represented by the typical angina abdominis and wei...

Stent Placement for Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion Associated with Type B Aortic Dissection

A 50-year-old man had a mesenteric ischemia related to superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion associated with a type B aortic dissection. We decided to perform stent placement for the SMA and could avoid mesenteric ischemia. We think the stent placement in the SMA might be an option for the treatment of mesenteric ischemia caused by aortic dissection.