An unusual late complication of superior mesenteric embolectomy.
Few complications of superior mesenteric artery embolectomy have now been reported. We present the case history of a patient who developed duodenal obstruction due to a haematoma forming in the root of the mesentery following successful superior mesenteric embolectomy. The aetiology is discussed and a method of avoiding this complication suggested.
D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged