Diagnostica

Acute Mesenteric Infarction Associated with Atrial Fibrillation

An abdominal computed tomography with contrast material showing occlusion of the main trunk of the superior mesenteric artery with mesenteric venous gas. A subsequent laparotomy revealed ischemic changes with congestion and transluminal necrosis of the small bowel and ascending colon.
Approfondisci

 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1001885?ai=rv&af...

New England Journal of Medicine