title: Superior mesenteric artery embolism treated with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy.
abstract: A case of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism treated with percutaneous thrombus aspiration is described. A 63-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation was admitted to the hospital with progressive abdominal pain. Computed tomography angiography revealed an occlusion of the distal part of the superior mesenteric artery. The patient was effectively treated using transaxillary percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy using a 6F Aspirex thrombectomy catheter.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska cesta 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia. peter.popovic@kclj.si
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Popovič
authors.forename: Dimitrij
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuhelj
authors.forename: Matjaž
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bunc
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000601:surgery*; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed