Possible close relationship between non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia and cholesterol crystal embolism after cardiovascular surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1032-1034

  Imanaka, Kazuhito ^a   Kyo, Shunei ^a   Ban, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Cholesterol crystal embolism; Intestinal necrosis; Non occlusive mesenteric ischemia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HUMORAL ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMBOLISM; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; ILEUM; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; NECROSIS;

EID: 0036895593     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00590-0     Document Type: Article

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