title: Successful percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy for acute mesenteric ischemia in a patient with atrial fibrillation despite optimal anticoagulation therapy.
abstract: This report describes a case of acute mesenteric ischemia due to acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thromboembolism in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation despite optimal anticoagulation therapy. The patient underwent SMA angiography and endovascular revascularization for acute mesenteric ischemia. We initially tried endovascular thrombolytic therapy for the thromboembolism of SMA, but it did not achieve complete revascularization. Therefore, we performed a percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy, which led to complete revascularization and successful treatment of acute mesenteric ischemia without any additional procedures.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon City, Gyunggi-do, Korea.
authors: Boo-Gyoung
authors: BG
authors: Kim
authors: Joon-Young
authors: JY
authors: Ohm
authors: Myoung-Nam
authors: MN
authors: Bae
authors: Ha-Neul
authors: HN
authors: Kim
authors: Youn-Jeong
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
authors: Myung-Hee
authors: MH
authors: Chung
authors: Chan-Seok
authors: CS
authors: Park
authors: Sang-Hyun
authors: SH
authors: Ihm
authors: Hee-Yeol
authors: HY
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed