Portal blood flow measured by duplex scanning during mesenteric infarction.
The portal blood flow of a 70-yr-old man with suspected massive mesenteric infarction was measured using duplex scanning. The main portal flow was 109 ml/min, while cardiac output was 4.2 L/min. Laparotomy revealed a massive mesenteric infarction from proximal jejunum to rectum. Duplex scanning may be a useful method for studying the course of mesenteric infarction.
D000368:Aged; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012212:Rheology