Multidisciplinary Stepwise Management Strategy for Acute Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: An Intestinal Stroke Center Experience

BackgroudAcute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis (ASMVT) is an uncommon but catastrophic abdominal vascular emergency with high rate of intestinal failure and mortality. The retrospective pilot study was performed to assess the effect of a multidisciplinary stepwise management strategy on survival and mesenteric recanalization in an integrated intestinal stroke center (ISC).

Source: Thrombosis Research - November 10, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: Shuofei Yang, Xinxin Fan, Weiwei Ding, Baochen Liu, Jiaxiang Meng, Dandan Xu, Changsheng He, Wenkui Yu, Xingjiang Wu, Jieshou Li Tags: Regular article Source Type: research