title: Superior mesenteric artery and aorto-iliac blood flow after surgical reconstruction in the aortic bifurcation.
abstract: In order to evaluate the possibility of a redistribution of blood from the superior mesenteric artery to the iliac-femoral region, as a cause of intestinal gangrene after surgical reconstruction in the aortic bifurcation, 149 patients operated upon during the last 10 years were reviewed. Aorto-iliac blood flow was studied in all the patients. Blood flow measurements on the superior mesenteric artery before and after release of the aortic clamp and after intra-arterial injection of a vasodilator were made in seven patients. No intestinal complications were found in the present material. The superior mesenteric artery blood flow showed little or no variations and a redistribution of blood from the mesenteric artery to the iliac-femoral region can hardly explain intestinal necrosis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents