Acute Abdomen: An Enigma

Authors

  • Sushil Rawal Department of Surgery, Vayodha Hospital, Balkhu, Kathmandu
  • Dhan Bahadur Shrestha Shree Birendra Hospital, Kathmandu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-083X
  • Bikash Bikram Thapa Department of Surgery, Vayodha Hospital, Balkhu, Kathmandu
  • Kunda Bikram Shah Department of Surgery, Vayodha Hospital, Balkhu, Kathmandu
  • Manoj Jha Department of Surgery, Vayodha Hospital, Balkhu, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nmj.v1i1.20401

Keywords:

Mesenteric infarction, resection and anastomosis, short bowel

Abstract

Mesenteric infarction is a surgical emergency presenting as acute abdomen. Here we present a case of unexpected diagnosis of acute mesenteric infarction. He underwent emergency laparotomy with resection of the gangrenous bowel and end- end anastomosis of remaining 140 cm small bowel left. In two weeks period patient develop recurrence of disease which was successfully managed with conservative treatment. Further detailed investigation revealed the bizarre arterial anatomy with occlusion at multiple sites.

Nepalese Medical Journal, vol.1, No. 1, 2018, Page: 48-50

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Published

2018-06-22

How to Cite

Rawal, S., Shrestha, D. B., Thapa, B. B., Shah, K. B., & Jha, M. (2018). Acute Abdomen: An Enigma. Nepalese Medical Journal, 1(1), 47–49. https://doi.org/10.3126/nmj.v1i1.20401

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Reports

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