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Revision as of 00:40, 9 February 2015
Background
Pathophysiology
4 distinct entities:
- Mesenteric arterial embolism (ex. Afib)
- Mesenteric arterial thrombosis (ex. Vasculopath)
- Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (ex. Hypovolemia from diuretics)
- Mesenteric venous thrombosis (ex. hypercoagulable state)
Type | Risk Factor |
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Arterial Embolism |
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Arterial Thrombosis |
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Venous Thrombosis |
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Nonocculsive |
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Epidemiology
- Mean age: 70yo
- 2/3 women
Risk Factors
- CAD
- Valvular heart disease
- Dysrhythmia
- Hypovolemia / hypotension
- Meds
- Diuretics
- Vasoconstrictive
- Digoxin
- Dialysis
Diagnosis
Signs/Symptoms
- Pain out of proportion to exam. Abdomen often soft, without guarding.
- Severe, generalized, colicky
Work Up
- Labs
- Lactate (higher later)
- WBC (often >15K)
- Chemistry (metabolic acidosis)
- CTA
- Mesentaric angiography considered gold standard
Differential Diagnosis
Diffuse Abdominal Pain
Diffuse Abdominal pain
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Aortoenteric fisulta
- Appendicitis (early)
- Bowel obstruction
- Bowel perforation
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Gastroparesis
- Hernia
- Hypercalcemia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Sickle cell crisis
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Volvulus
Treatment
- IVF
- IV antibiotics
- Narcotic analgesia
Acute arterial embolus
- Papaverine infusion (30-60 mg/h IV) OR
- surgical embolectomy OR
- intra-arterial thrombolysis
Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia
- Papaverine infusion
Mesenteric venous thrombosis
- Heparin/warfarin either alone or in combination with surgery
- Immediate heparinization should be started even when surgical intervention is indicated
- Decreases progression of thrombosis and improves survival
Chronic mesenteric ischemia
- Angioplasty with or without stent placement or surgical revascularization
Disposition
- Admit with consultation of one or more of the following
- IR
- Vascular
- Surgery
Source
- Rosen's
- Tintinalli