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Severe mesenteric ischemia due to primary thrombocythemia treated with prostacyclin

Authors :
Gordon McINNES
Alan R. Turner
Alexander Evan-Wong
Graham R. Nimmo
Source :
Critical care medicine. 18(8)
Publication Year :
1990

Abstract

We report a case of severe mesenteric ischemia in a patient with essential thrombocythemia. The standard treatment of mesenteric ischemia is surgical, but in view of the presence of a combined clotting and bleeding tendency, this patient was treated nonsurgically with iv prostacyclin

Details

ISSN :
00903493
Volume :
18
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Critical care medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....60d45220c06f56cdc840469374ce22e1