Open AccessEffect of timing on endovascular therapy and exploratory laparotomy outcome in acute mesenteric ischemia
Author(s) -
Angel Hsu,
K. Bhattacharya,
H. Chan,
Timothy C. Huber,
Brett O. Gardner,
James L. Stone,
John F. Angle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2019.0419
Subject(s) - exploratory laparotomy , laparotomy , medicine , surgery , mesenteric ischemia , angioplasty , superior mesenteric artery , ischemia , radiology
Abdominal exploration followed by vascular bypass has been the standard of care for acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI), but there is increasing use of endovascular treatment with selective exploratory laparotomy.