Man with sudden upper abdominal pain

A 52-year-old man without systemic disease presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset epigastric pain for 2 h. He had vomiting for several times without fever, diarrhea, or recent abdominal trauma. Point-of-care ultrasound revealed flap in the superior mesenteric artery. Percutaneous en...

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Published in:Hong Kong journal of emergency medicine 2019-03, Vol.26 (2), p.130-131
Main Authors: Hsu, Hung-Lin, Lee, Wei-Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal pain
Diagnosis
Intestinal ischemia
Mesenteric artery
Pain
Point-of-care testing
point‐of‐care ultrasound
Superior mesenteric artery dissection
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:A 52-year-old man without systemic disease presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset epigastric pain for 2 h. He had vomiting for several times without fever, diarrhea, or recent abdominal trauma. Point-of-care ultrasound revealed flap in the superior mesenteric artery. Percutaneous endovascular stent placement was arranged due to refractory upper abdominal pain and poor response to medical treatment.
ISSN:1024-9079
2309-5407
DOI:10.1177/1024907918788221