[Operative treatment of acute mesenteric ischaemia].

Introduction: The incidence of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) appears to be increasing due to aging in the population with increasing prevalence of comorbidities. Despite the wide-scale availability of diagnostic technologies, the timely detection and correct treatment are not ensured. This is due to the fact that the required CT angiography is not immediately performed and that vascular surgical reconstruction can be performed within the short ischemic tolerance window of the bowels amounting 4-6 hours.