Gas in the superior mesenteric artery: severe malperfusion and bowel necrosis caused by acute aortic dissection

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Jun;43(6):1267-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs606. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Computed tomography; Malperfusion; Mesenteric ischaemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm / pathology*
  • Aortic Dissection / pathology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Radiography