Celiac artery trunk thrombosis presenting as acute liver failure
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2011; 21 (5): 301-303
in English
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ABSTRACT
Acute mesenteric ischemia is a life-threatening vascular emergency that requires early diagnosis and intervention to adequately restore mesenteric blood flow and to prevent bowel necrosis and patient death. While, almost always superior and inferior mesenteric arteries are involved, we report a 57-year-old male with an unusual celiac artery trunk thrombosis leading to gastero-duodenal and hepato-splenic infarction, and presenting an acute liver failure
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Splenic Infarction
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Thrombosis
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Vascular Diseases
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Celiac Artery
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Ischemia
Type of study:
Case report
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2011
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