Assessment of patients with acute mesenteric ischemia: multislice computed tomography signs and clinical performance in a group of patients with surgical correlation

• Published in: Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica Vol. 52; no. 3; p. 317
• Main Authors: Zandrino, F, Musante, F, Gallesio, I, Benzi, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.09.2006
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Humans; Ischemia - diagnostic imaging; Ischemia - etiology; Ischemia - surgery; Mesenteric Arteries; Mesenteric Veins; Mesentery - blood supply; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods

The aim of this paper was to describe signs and performance of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in patients with acute mesenteric infarction (AMI). MSCT examinations of 26 patients with AMI and of 34 patients with acute abdomen and surgical diagnosis excluding AMI were retrospectively analyzed....