[Embolism of the superior mesenteric artery. A clinical experience]
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S Scattone1, M Pintus, F Angioy
1Istituto di I Patologia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari.
Abstract:
The Authors report their clinical experience in superior mesenteric artery embolism: 10 arterial embolisms (71%) collected from a series of 14 obstructions of the superior mesenteric artery. The main interval from the beginning of the symptomatology to hospital admission was 48 h. Laparotomy was performed in all ten patients; gangrenous bowel was resected in 2 and 2 had an embolectomy of the superior mesenteric artery without intestinal resection. The remaining 6 patients had laparotomy alone and died. The Authors emphasize the difficulty in recognizing the disease at an early stage and suggest to contemplate in patients at risk with a persistent abdominal pain, the possibility of a superior mesenteric artery embolism.
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