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Acute mesenteric ischemia
Author(s) -
Cortese Bernardo,
Limbruno Ugo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.22261
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenteric ischemia , superior mesenteric artery , myocardial infarction , cardiology , ischemia , percutaneous , occlusion , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiac catheterization , radiology , intensive care medicine , surgery
: Management of acute mesenteric ischemia is still a matter of concern for physicians. This disorder has been associated to an increased mortality mainly because of a late diagnosis and controversial treatment options. Methods and Results : we describe the case of a multidisciplinary approach to a cardiogenic thrombotic occlusion of superior mesenteric artery resulting in acute mesenteric ischemia. After rapid diagnosis with Duplex scan, we brought the patient to our catheterization laboratory and managed it with the common tools used for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Among the specific issues of this case report, we observed some of the common complications of the acute myocardial infarction managed in the catheterization laboratory and treated them with the same tools used in the “myocardial area.” Conclusions : we showed how an “interventional cardiologist's” approach to acute mesenteric ischemia was effective in restoring superior mesenteric artery patency and in aborting a mesenteric infarction.© 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.