Colonic ischemia following abdominal aortic reconstruction for ruptured aneurysm in a patient with previous right colectomy. Case report.
Reconstruction of the abdominal aorta after rupture of aneurysm was followed by colonic ischemia in a patient who had undergone right hemicolectomy 6 years previously. The mechanism and management of this rare complication are discussed.
Rivkind
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Department of Vascular Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Berlatzky
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Landau
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Shifrin
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Admon
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D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications