Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Treatment of Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolism

: Objective/Background: This report presents a superior mesenteric artery (SMA) embolism managed by percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT). Methods: A 61 year old woman diagnosed with SMA embolism was admitted. Emboli were found in the middle and distal segments of the SMA on abdominal computed...

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Main Authors: Z. Zhang, X. Chen, R. Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:EJVES Short Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405655316300317