Superior mesentric artery embolism.
Mesenteric artery embolism is a rare and an acute abdominal emergency with a very high mortality rate which requires a high index of suspicion for its diagnosis. We hereby report a 55 years old male with rheumatic heart disease in atrial fibrillation with thromboembolic superior mesenteric artery occlusion with a fatal outcome.
Basavanagowdappa
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Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College, Ramanuja Road, Mysore 570 004, Karnataka.
Babu
Suresh
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Kumar
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Nanaiah
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Jeevan
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed