title: [Successful embolectomy of the superior mesenteric artery].
abstract: Successful embolectomy of the superior mesenteric artery in a 75-year-old man is reported. The decisive points in early diagnosis are discussed and the specific diagnostic methods for the correct decision are presented. The fulminant evolution of the disease leaves little time in which to decide. Early embolectomy brings about complete cure. It is a life-saving operation and there are no contraindications.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Erfolgreiche Embolektomie aus der Arteria mesenterica superior.