Percutaneous treatment of liver failure and acute mesenteric ischaemia.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.10.001.
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Abstract
Synchronous embolism to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and coeliac axis (CA) is a rare disease. A 67-year-old man with atrial fibrillation developed acute liver failure due to an embolic occlusion of the CA and SMA, with a severe coagulation disorder. He was successfully managed with percutaneous stent placement and an exploratory laparotomy was not needed. He remains symptom-free 1 year after the procedure, and duplex follow-up showed stent patency. Endovascular techniques in patients with liver failure, no signs of peritonism, early diagnosis and high operative risk seem feasible and should be used if possible, as first-line option.
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Celiac Artery
- Embolism
- Ischemia
- Liver Failure, Acute
- Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion
- Vascular Diseases