1.1 Historical background Antonio Beniviene was the first to describe mesenteric ischemia as early as the 15th century. It was not before the mid 19th century during which the entity was extensively reported and researched after case reports by Virchow and others. The first successful surgical treatment of acute mesenteric ischmia (AMI) was performed by Elliot, who, in 1895, performed a resecti...

Department of Radiology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital Received February 28, 2008 ; Accepted April 30, 2008 Address reprint requests to : Sang Hyun Suh, M.D., Department of Radiology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Coll...

An 83-year-old woman was referred to our emergency department with acute urticaria and sudden shortness of breath approximately 30 min after taking rectal diclofenac potassium for lumbago. After treatment with adrenaline and corticosteroids, the patient became hemodynamically stable and left the hospital on the next day. She attended our hospital 1 week after the onset of anaphylaxis because of...

Question: Is biphasic computed tomography (CT) with mesenteric CT angiography effective in diagnosing acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI)? Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Two tertiary care centres in Canada. Patients: Sixty-two patients had clinically suspected AMI, with a finding of abdominal pain and at least 1 of the following symptoms: pain out of proportion to clinical findings; bio...

The interesting paper by Xu et al. 1 C. Tolaymat B. Taylor M. Distal superior mesenteric artery endarterectomy remains an excellent option for revascularization in the endovascular era. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.06.065 Abstract Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar underlines place of (SMA) surgery. About this, we consider some patho-physiological observations. ...

CONTEXT Large visceral artery occlusion (LVAO) could underlie right-side colon ischemia (RSCI) but is little known. OBJECTIVE To assess patients with RSCI through long-term follow-up, including features and management of LVAO. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mesenteric ischemia and mortality. DESIGN Retrospective observational study in an integrated health care system. RESULTS Of 49 patients (30 ...

In patients admitted to the ICU for hypoxemic respiratory failure who receive supplemental oxygen, there are conflicting data showing increased or decreased mortality in treated with a lower oxygenation target compared higher target. One meta-analysis showed targets were preferable critically ill patients, but other trials stopped early due an increase lower-oxygenation groups and increases mes...