We report the anesthetic management for emergency surgery of five patients with acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion. Although induction was performed with a combination of propofol, fentanyl and ketamine, their hemodynamics was relatively stable during the induction and maintenance of anesthesia. Immediately after embolectomy, reperfusion of the superior mesenteric artery led to sudden hypotension, requiring the administration of fluids and vasoactive agents in two of four patients. Unfortunately, two of the five patients died of cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure in the early postoperative period. While total intravenous anesthesia with propofol, fentanyl and ketamine may provide stable anesthetic management in patients with superior mesenteric artery occlusion, it must be emphasized that in addition to careful intraoperative management, such patients require intensive and multiple organ care during the postoperative period.
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Ann Vasc Surg
January 2025
University of Sao Paulo (USP), Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: The main treatment for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia (CMI) is revascularization, typically achieved through stent angioplasty of the superior mesenteric artery, and in certain cases, the celiac trunk. However, long-term outcomes using bare-metal stents have been less than satisfactory. Therefore, we aimed to compare the performance of covered stents (CS) versus bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients treated for CMI.
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Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SRM Institutes for Medical Science (SIMS Hospitals), Chennai, India.
Background: Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI), a subtype of acute mesenteric ischemia, is primarily caused by mesenteric arterial vasoconstriction and decreased vascular resistance, leading to impaired intestinal perfusion.Commonly observed after cardiac surgery, NOMI affects older patients with cardiovascular or systemic diseases, accounting for 20-30% of acute mesenteric ischemia cases with a mortality rate of ∼50%. This review explores NOMI's pathophysiology, clinical implications in aortic dissection, and the unmet needs in diagnosis and management, emphasizing its prognostic significance.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kabul University of Medical Science, Maiwand Teaching Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan. Electronic address:
Introduction And Importance: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome, or mesenteric root syndrome, is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Delay in diagnosis may lead to significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients across several age groups.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, 01370 Adana, Turkey.
Background/objectives: The aim was to investigate the association between variations in the dorsal pancreatic artery (DPA) and intrapancreatic arcade anatomy with Whipple procedure outcomes and postoperative complications.
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