23 results for “mesenteric ischaemia”
68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…
…10, the treating surgeon focused on symptomatic management rather than pursuing urgent investigation for mesenteric ischaemia. By the time mesenteric ischaemia was suspected the following morning and imaging arranged, ir…
76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus
… left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—characterised by severe pain without significant clinical signs—was not diagnosed until a CT a…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
…pe II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated lactate, metabolic acidosis, leukocyto…
49y · Female·Widespread small and large bowel, splenic and hepatic infarction secondary to se…
…ge bowel infarction secondary to severe aortic atherosclerosis causing critical stenosis of the superior mesenteric and coeliac arteries. She presented to the ED with months of abdominal pain, weight loss and diarrhoea, …
43y · Male·ischaemic small intestine due to incarceration of bowel in a mesenteric defect
…der mental health orders, died from ischaemic small intestine due to bowel incarceration in a congenital mesenteric defect. He presented with abdominal pain on 8-9 May 2009 and was appropriately diagnosed with acute abdo…
50y · Male·Multi-organ failure caused by low flow ischaemia of coeliac artery and superior …
…ard algorithms, was ultimately too long for this patient and obstructed his coeliac, renal, and superior mesenteric arteries, causing progressive visceral ischaemia. Early post-operative signs of organ hypoperfusion were…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
…umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bowel with infarction, likely caused by superior mesenteric artery occlusion triggered by the operative procedure. Ischaemia developed hours post-operatively but wa…
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
… examination revealed ischaemic bowel secondary to aortic atheroma that likely embolised to the inferior mesenteric artery. The coroner identified that the truck driver could not see the patient due to poor cab design, n…
54y · Male·Bowel ischaemia resulting from acute thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery an…
Anthony Barrett died from bowel ischaemia caused by acute thrombosis of his superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery stents post-operatively.…
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
A 73-year-old man presented with acute severe abdominal pain caused by superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion. Initial CT angiogram at 12:30am was reported as normal; the SMA occlusion was no…
67y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…ncy in a patient with known adhesion history proved fatal. Clinicians should maintain high suspicion for mesenteric ischaemia when severe abdominal pain is disproportionate to examination findings, particularly in patien…
22y · Male·ischaemic bowel
… care and at the hospital was within reasonable health care practice parameters. The underlying cause of mesenteric ischaemia could not be determined as the family declined autopsy. No clinical errors or preventable fail…
55y · Male·Multi-system failure complicating intra-operative haemorrhage due to inadvertent…
…awkins, a 55-year-old man, died from multi-system failure following inadvertent ligation of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) during laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Dr L. misidentified the SMA for t…
57y · Male·Sepsis from ischemic bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thrombus
Trevor Peterson, a 57-year-old with chronic gut ischemia, underwent mesenteric artery stenting in February 2020. Discharge instructions emphasising dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) we…
40y · Male·Acute hepatic and renal failure in the setting of postoperative haemorrhage foll…
…els, likely missing the inferior branch of the left renal artery and inadvertently ligating the superior mesenteric artery. Critical lessons include: complex large tumours require appropriate surgical approach (open vs l…
60y · Male·Ischaemic gut secondary to superior mesenteric artery dissection complicating in…
…ative day 1, the patient developed acute abdominal pain with elevated lactate. Imaging revealed superior mesenteric artery dissection with intestinal ischaemia—a recognised but uncommon complication of IABP. Despite emer…
1y · Male·Complication of burns and trauma to the mesenteric artery
…ustained when left unsupervised in a bath of hot water (65°C) for 10-15 minutes, combined with traumatic mesenteric artery tears of unknown cause. The child deteriorated in a manner inconsistent with typical burn injurie…
52y · Male·Intestinal failure/sepsis arising from venous ischemia as a result of superior m…
…2-year-old man, died from intestinal failure and sepsis following an accidental division of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) during laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer at Kareena Private Hospital on 9 October 2013. D…
27y · Male·multiple organ failure due to the consequences of multiple gunshot wounds to the…
Mahmoud Houri died aged 27 in custody from multiple organ failure, a consequence of gunshot wounds sustained in 2002. The inquest examined whether appropriate care was provided on 21 August 2008 when he presented with vo…
70y · Male·severe metabolic acidosis due to multi organ failure including liver ischaemia
70-year-old Sean Thomas Montgomery died from severe metabolic acidosis and multi-organ failure following a thoracoscopic repair of a chronic right diaphragmatic hernia. The coroner identified multiple significant failing…
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