Outcome of laparotomy and conservative treatment of patients with acute mesenteric venous ischemia with viable bowel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is one of the most serious abdominal emergencies. Predicting the onset of bowel necrosis that warrants surgical intervention is of paramount importance in AMI. The present study aimed to investigate the outcome of patients with AMI secondary to mesenteric venous occlusion (MVO) and the consequence of non-therapeutic exploratory laparotomy.

Methods

The records of 132 patients with AMI were retrospectively reviewed. The outcome of patients with acute mesenteric venous ischemia (AMVI) and viable bowel was analyzed based on the method of treatment: conservative versus surgical. The impact of non-therapeutic laparotomy on the outcome of patients with AMVI in terms of morbidity, readmission, and mortality was analyzed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Emile SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature