Mesenteric Ischemia (11 of 12)

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Mesenteric Ischemia (11 of 12)
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specialty:
Gastroenterology

Case description

Prognosis

If diagnosis and treatment take place before infarction
occurs, mortality is low; after intestinal infarction,
mortality approaches 70 to 90%. For this reason, clinical
diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia should supersede
diagnostic tests, which may delay treatment.

tags: Ischemia

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