title: Acute mesenteric ischemia. CT and plain radiographic analysis of 26 cases.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the computed tomography (CT) and plain radiographic findings of acute mesenteric ischemia, in an effort to elucidate its poor prognostic signs. The study group consisted of 26 cases with pathologically or angiographically proven mesenteric ischemia. The pathologically proven longitudinal extent of the bowel ischemia was graded using six degrees, and correlated with the radiographic findings. The mortality of the patients depended primarily on the extent of infarctions and the age of the patient. Patients with bowel dilation or abnormal gas in the bowel wall or portal system were prone to have wider extents of ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakuyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases