Clinical Study

Endovascular Treatment for Acute Thromboembolic Occlusion of the Superior Mesenteric Artery and the Outcome Comparison between Endovascular and Open Surgical Treatments: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of patients who received endovascular therapy.

Patient numberSex/ageSymptomLocationOcclusionOnset (hour)TreatmentTechnical successTTL (hour)LBR (cm)Follow-up (month)Outcome

(1)M/82AP, ATRTrunk>90%12Thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Partial61001Died

(2)F/58APTrunk75%–90%24Aspiration, thrombolysisCompleteNoNo48Completely recovered

(3)M/58AP, ATRTrunk>90%24Thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Partial242055Completely recovered

(4)M/66APTrunkComplete8Thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Partial4810048Occasional AP

(5)M/60APTrunkComplete25ThrombolysisPartialNoNo12Occasional AP

(6)F/72APTrunk + branch>90%4Aspiration, thrombolysisCompleteNoNo34Completely recovered

(7)F/55APTrunk + branchComplete48Thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Partial361000.1Died

(8)F/67APTrunkComplete48ThrombolysisPartialNoNo1Completely recovered

(9)F/41APTrunk>90%12Aspiration, thrombolysisCompleteNoNo43Completely recovered

(10)M/46APBranchComplete10Aspiration, thrombolysisCompleteNoNo98Completely recovered

(11)M/61APTrunk75%–90%12Aspiration, thrombolysis
Balloon dilatation
CompleteNoNo41Completely recovered

(12)M/40APTrunk + branch>90%40ThrombolysisCompleteNoNo4Died

(13)M/64APTrunk>90%12Aspiration, thrombolysisPartialNoNo36Completely recovered

(14)M/52APTrunk>90%12Aspiration, thrombolysis, stent implantationPartialNoNo52Completely recovered

(15)M/66APTrunkComplete10Aspiration, thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Complete366036Completely recovered

(16)F/57APTrunkComplete20Thrombolysis,
balloon dilatation
PartialNoNo42Completely recovered

(17)M/62APTrunkComplete6Aspiration, thrombolysisCompleteNoNo69Completely recovered

(18)M/75APTrunkComplete48Thrombolysis,
laparotomy
Partial81501Died

M: male; F: female; AP: abdominal pain; ATR: abdominal tenderness and rebound; LBR: length of bowel resection; TTL: time to laparotomy.