Non-obstructive mesenteric ischemia after cardiovascular surgery: Not so uncommon

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 253-255

  Mazzei, Maria Antonietta ^a   Guerrini, Susanna ^a   Squitieri, Nevada Cioffi ^a   Imbriaco, Giusi ^a   Mazzei, Francesco Giuseppe ^b   Volterrani, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ischemia reperfusion; Multidetector computed tomography; Non obstructive mesenteric ischemia

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MESENTERY; PAPAVERINE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84903211048     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.le.12.02154     Document Type: Letter

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