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. 2022 Aug;32(8):5606-5615.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-022-08660-3. Epub 2022 Mar 8.

Endovascular revascularization of acute arterial mesenteric ischemia: report of a 3-year experience from an intestinal stroke center unit

MiIan Najdawi  1 , Lorenzo Garzelli  1   2 , Alexandre Nuzzo  2   3   4 , Audrey Huguet  3   4 , Lucas Raynaud  1   5 , Luisa Paulatto  1   5 , Yves Panis  5   6 , Iannis Ben Abdallah  7 , Yves Castier  5   7 , Annie Sibert  1 , Valérie Vilgrain  1   2   8 , Olivier Corcos  3   4 , Maxime Ronot  9   10   11
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Endovascular revascularization of acute arterial mesenteric ischemia: report of a 3-year experience from an intestinal stroke center unit

MiIan Najdawi et al. Eur Radiol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To report the 3-year experience of endovascular revascularization of acute arterial mesenteric ischemia (AMI) from an intestinal stroke center unit (ISCU).

Method: All data from patients admitted to the ISCU between January 2016 and January 2019 for arterial AMI who underwent endovascular recanalization were prospectively acquired and retrospectively analyzed. Patient demographics, clinical and laboratory characteristics at presentation, and CT scans were reviewed. The type (thrombolysis, thrombectomy, stenting) and the outcome of endovascular procedures (technical success or failure, complications) were noted. Care pathways were described focusing on post-procedural treatments (surgical revascularization, bowel resection) and the mortality rate was evaluated in subgroups.

Results: Fifty-eight patients (34 men [59%], mean 69 ± 29 years) were included. Endovascular revascularization was technically successful in 51/58 (88%) patients, and 10 (17%) patients had post-procedural complications. Stenting and in situ thrombolysis were performed in most patients (n = 33 and n = 19, respectively). Thirty-two patients (55%) were recurrence-free and required no further treatment after the procedure, while 9 (16%), 5 (9%), and 5 (9%) patients underwent 2nd-line bowel resection, surgical revascularization, or both. Overall, 46 (79%), 45 (78%), and 34 patients (63%) were alive at 3 months, 1 year, and 3 years. No significant difference in survival was found in care pathways or baseline characteristics.

Conclusion: Endovascular revascularization is highly feasible for the treatment of arterial AMI, and is associated with an acceptable rate of complications. Results of endovascular revascularization shall only be interpreted as part of a multidisciplinary patient management strategy.

Key points: • Endovascular revascularization is highly feasible for the treatment of arterial AMI, and is associated with an acceptable rate of complications. • Several techniques are available to perform endovascular revascularization, and their use depends on the cause, the location, and the quality of underlying arteries of patients. • Results of endovascular revascularization shall only be interpreted in relation to its role in an integrated multidisciplinary and patient management strategy.

Keywords: Endovascular procedures; Mesenteric artery, superior; Mesenteric ischemia; Thrombectomy; Thrombolytic therapy.

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