Gastrointestinal complication after open cardiac operation

• Published in: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 46; no. 13; p. 1122
• Main Authors: Moriyama, Y, Toyohira, H, Shimokawa, S, Umebayashi, Y, Saigenji, H, Ogata, S, Tanaka, K, Taira, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.12.1993
• Subjects: Abdomen, Acute - surgery; Adult; Emergencies; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases - surgery; Heart Diseases - surgery; Humans; Laparotomy; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - surgery

Seven cases of abdominal complications necessitated laparotomies within 30 days after open heart surgery are presented. They consist of five cases of mesenteric infarction, one acalculous cholecystitis and one hemorrhagic ulcer of the rectum. The incidence is 0.9 percent at our institute. They also...