Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolism Treated with Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy

A case of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism treated with percutaneous thrombus aspiration is described. A 63-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation was admitted to the hospital with progressive abdominal pain. Computed tomography angiography revealed an occlusion of the distal part of...

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Published inCardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 34; no. Suppl 2; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors Popovič, Peter, Kuhelj, Dimitrij, Bunc, Matjaž
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.02.2011
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Angiography
ANIMALS
ARTERIES
Atrial Fibrillation - complications
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
Cardiology
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Case Report
Catheterization - instrumentation
Catheterization - methods
Chronic Disease
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Embolism - surgery
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Imaging
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Male
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
Medicine & Public Health
Mesenteric Artery, Superior - surgery
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - diagnosis
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion - surgery
Middle Aged
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PAIN
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
SYMPTOMS
Thrombectomy - instrumentation
Thrombectomy - methods
TOMOGRAPHY
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasound
VERTEBRATES
Percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy
Acute mesenteric ischemia
Mesenteric arterial embolism
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Summary:A case of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism treated with percutaneous thrombus aspiration is described. A 63-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation was admitted to the hospital with progressive abdominal pain. Computed tomography angiography revealed an occlusion of the distal part of the superior mesenteric artery. The patient was effectively treated using transaxillary percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy using a 6F Aspirex thrombectomy catheter.
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ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/s00270-010-9921-z