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  • Title: Recognition and management of embolism to the superior mesenteric artery.
    Author: Mackenzie RL, Provan JL.
    Journal: Can Med Assoc J; 1974 Dec 07; 111(11):1207-10. PubMed ID: 4434289.
    Abstract:
    Two cases of superior mesenteric arterial embolism are presented. The diagnosis should be suspected when severe abdominal pain develops suddenly in a patient with a cardiac arrhythmia or a recent history of myocardial infarction. Further support for the diagnosis is given by the finding of a poor peripheral circulation and a paucity of abdominal physical signs. The value of arteriography is questionable except to distinguish between thrombosis and embolism. The importance of early laparotomy as a diagnostic and life-saving measure is emphasized.
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