TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful local fibrinolytic treatment and balloon angioplasty in superior mesenteric arterial embolism
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Calin, George Adrian
AU - Calin, Steliana
AU - Ionescu, Radu
AU - Croitoru, Marian
AU - Diculescu, Mircea
AU - Oproiu, Alexandru
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - We present the case of a 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation who developed an embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery. He was successfully treated with local fibrinolysis using streptokinase associated with angioplasty. Such local treatments without the need of surgery are very rarely reported in the literature because of the great difficulty in selecting patients without intestinal necrosis, but represent an important option in the algorithm for the management of acute mesenteric ischemia. The patient was in good condition without recurrent embolism during the six months follow-up.
AB - We present the case of a 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation who developed an embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery. He was successfully treated with local fibrinolysis using streptokinase associated with angioplasty. Such local treatments without the need of surgery are very rarely reported in the literature because of the great difficulty in selecting patients without intestinal necrosis, but represent an important option in the algorithm for the management of acute mesenteric ischemia. The patient was in good condition without recurrent embolism during the six months follow-up.
KW - Embolism
KW - Fibrinolysis
KW - Superior mesenteric artery
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12828073
AN - SCOPUS:0037902109
SN - 0172-6390
VL - 50
SP - 732
EP - 734
JO - Hepato-Gastroenterology
JF - Hepato-Gastroenterology
IS - 51
ER -