Acute mesenteric ischaemia: the continuing difficulty in early diagnosis

Five cases of acute intestinal ischaemia due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, all with a delay in diagnosis, are reported here. These cases illustrate the continuing difficulties, in clinical practice, in recognizing mesenteric ischaemia before intestinal infarction has occurred, desp...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1993-01, Vol.69 (807), p.48-51
Main Authors: Heys, S. D., Brittenden, J., Crofts, T. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Infarction - diagnosis
Infarction - etiology
Intestine, Small - blood supply
Ischemia - diagnosis
Ischemia - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Mesenteric Artery, Superior
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - complications
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Other diseases. Semiology
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Summary:Five cases of acute intestinal ischaemia due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, all with a delay in diagnosis, are reported here. These cases illustrate the continuing difficulties, in clinical practice, in recognizing mesenteric ischaemia before intestinal infarction has occurred, despite the clinical awareness of this condition.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.69.807.48