Acute multi-visceral thrombosis and ischemia in a 3-year-old child

We present a 3-year old boy with acute thrombosis of the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and left renal artery in addition to stenoses of his intracranial carotid arteries. The patient presented with extensive small and large bowel ischemia and perforations, gastric perforation, gallbladder necrosis, acute kidney injury and stroke. Here we describe our medical, surgical and percutaneous interventions for the successful treatment of this child.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports - Category: Surgery Source Type: research