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Summary
Acute mesenteric ischaemia is a relatively rare surgical emergency, but despite advances in diagnostic tests, the mortality of this condition remains stubbornly high (50%–80%). This is principally because of the non-specific nature of the presenting symptoms and subsequent delay in diagnosis. We report an unusual case of acute mesenteric ischaemia treated by emergency laparotomy, small bowel resection and revascularisation using reversed long saphenous vein graft.
- vascular surgery
- general surgery
- gastrointestinal surgery
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Contributors MGF: design of the work, acquisition and discussion of the data and writing up of the manuscript. BA: performed the surgical intervention, drafting and revision of the manuscript, final approval of the work.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.