title: Multidetector CT findings in patients with mesenteric ischaemia following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate CT findings in patients with pathologically proven mesenteric ischaemia post-cardiopulmonary bypass surgery and compare them with the control group of patients without ischaemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  68 patients were identified by a search of local surgical and pathological databases; these patients met the inclusion criteria of a laparotomy within 1 month of a procedure requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and a CT abdomen/pelvis within 1 week of the pathological diagnosis. Two radiologists independently reviewed the studies, evaluating 17 separate findings relating to the bowel, the vasculature or other structures; consensus was subsequently reached. The diagnostic value of CT findings was assessed using logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  52 of 68 patients had pathologically proven ischaemia. Portal venous gas, mesenteric venous gas and small bowel faeces sign all had specificities of >0.94 for ischaemia but low sensitivity (<0.27). Differential mural enhancement had high sensitivity (0.92) but poor specificity (0.50). The combination of pneumatosis, bowel loop dilatation and differential mural enhancement predicted bowel ischaemia with a probability of 98%. The hardest signs to interpret based on poor interreader kappa agreement were bowel wall thinning, mesenteric stranding and differential mural enhancement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A combination of CT signs was predictive of ischaemic bowel; however, the more specific findings lacked sensitivity. If clinical suspicion is high for bowel ischaemia, prompt surgical intervention is warranted, regardless of CT findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arterial occlusion was uncommon and venous occlusion was not present, which is supportive of a predominantly non-occlusive aetiology for ischaemia in this patient group.
authors: Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. tristan.barrett@gmail.com
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Barrett
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Upponi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Benaglia
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Tasker
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
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