[Superior mesenteric embolism. Apropos of 2 patients treated successfully with streptokinase]

Authors report two observations of embolus in the superior mesenteric artery. Patient's age, bad general status of the first, obesity of the second, importance of one emboli and especially affirmative angiography indicate treatment by streptokinase like the usual one in venous pathology. Good clinical result is approved by new control arteriography in two cases.