Antithrombotic therapy has no beneficial effect in conservative treatment of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric arterial dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Initial conservative treatment with selective endovascular or surgical intervention has shown successful outcomes in the treatment of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (SISMAD). However, the benefits of antithrombotic therapy as a part of conservative treatment have not been clarified. This study aimed to investigate the clinical course of SISMAD patients and determine differences in clinical outcomes between the antithrombotic and no-antithrombotic groups.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 79 cases of SISMAD that were treated conservatively from January 2004 to December 2019 at Chonnam National University Hospital. Clinical outcomes, including the length of hospital stay, pain resolution time, image remodeling, and maximal remodeling time,

SUBMITTER: Yoo YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943285 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature