[Case report: Selective intraarterial thrombolysis of subacute superior mesenteric artery thromboembolism].
Acute embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery is associated with a high mortality rate. Selective thrombolytic therapy appears to be effective in the treatment of mesenteric thromboembolism particularly in elderly patients with a high operative risk. We describe a case of subacute mesenteric artery occlusion in a 69-year-old man treated successfully by selective intraarterial infusion of urokinase two days after he became symptomatic.
Yerli
Hasan
H
Gazi Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Radyoloji Ana Bilim Dali, Ankara.
Akpek
Sergin
S
Ilgit
Erhan
E
Demirtaş
Serap
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator