Diagnosis and treatment of acute superior artery embolism: analysis of 10 cases

Abstract

Objective To explore the early diagnosis, surgical treatment and clinical effect of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism. Methods Base on the retrospectively study of the clinical data of 10 patients with acute superior mesenteric artery embolism, all the patients were treated with routine blood test, D-dimer, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT examination.At the same time, partial selective superior mesenteric artery angiography was performed.Patients with definite or highly suspected of mesenteric artery embolism, such as no absolute surgical procedure, were treated by immediate surgical fixation.Superior mesenteric artery embolism was confirmed in the surgery.Then Operation was decided according to intestinal necrosis.Fogaty catheter removal was applied to the main trunk of the superior mesenteric artery.At the same time, such as the discovery of branches of vascular embolism, the therapy using direct injection of urokinase in local embolism was performed because of difficulty in embolectomy for narrow vessels.Then anticoagulation therapy was performed after surgery. Results Among them, 1 case gave up treatment from the hospital, 2 cases died of multiple organ failure after operation, and 7 cases recovered well after operation. Conclusion Early diagnosis of acute superior mesenteric artery embolization combined with early surgical treatment is the key to the treatment of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism.The cure rate can be significantly improved and the mortality rate can be reduced.Fogaty catheter was applied to treat acute superior mesenteric artery embolism with the therapy using direct injection of urokinase in local embolism has the characteristics of quick effect and curative effect. Key words: Embolism; Mesenteric artery, Superior; Thrombolytic therapy