Transient relief of abdominal angina by Wallstent placement into an occluded superior mesenteric artery.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
; 42(1): 101-5, 2001 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
A 56-year-old man presented with complete occlusion of the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries resulting in chronic mesenteric ischemia. After a minimal angioplasty a Wallstent was inserted across the superior mesenteric artery occlusion. This produced immediate clinical relief, with a successful angiographic result. Eight months later, an intrastent occlusion with acute bowel infarction was treated in emergency by saphenous vein bypass graft. Despite the death of the patient a few days later from a multivisceral failure syndrome, this method seemed to us feasible in treating a chronically occluded SMA in patients with high operative risk.
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Assunto principal:
Stents
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Artéria Mesentérica Superior
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Oclusão Vascular Mesentérica
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França