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[Gastrointestinal complication after open cardiac operation]
Y Moriyama1, H Toyohira, S Shimokawa
1Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|December 1, 1993
Summary
Abdominal complications like mesenteric infarction, acalculous cholecystitis, and rectal ulcers occurred in 0.9% of patients post-open heart surgery. These acute surgical abdomen cases, often linked to low cardiac output, require prompt surgical intervention to reduce mortality.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Oncology