Intra-Arterial Urokinase for Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion: A Retrospective 12-Year Report of 13 Cases

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  • Lin, Being-Chuan
    • Other Affiliation: Chang Gung University
  • Wu, Cheng-Hsien
    • Other Affiliation: Chang Gung University
  • Wong, Yon-Cheong
    • Other Affiliation: Chang Gung University
  • Hung, Sheng-Che
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
  • Hsin, Ming-Che
    • Other Affiliation: China Medical University Hospital
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  • This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of 13 patients with acute superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion who underwent intra-arterial urokinase thrombolysis between 2008 and 2020. On angiography, seven presented with complete SMA occlusion versus six with incomplete occlusion. The median time from abdominal pain to attempting urokinase thrombolysis was 15.0 h (interquartile range, 6.0 h). After urokinase therapy, bowel perfusion was restored with bowel preservation in six patients; however, treatment failed in the other seven patients. The degree of SMA occlusion (complete vs. incomplete, p = 0.002), degree of recanalisation (p = 0.012), and length of stay (p = 0.032) differed significantly between groups. Of the seven patients with complete SMA occlusion, six underwent bowel resection, of whom three died, and the remaining patient died of shock due to delayed surgery. Among the six patients with incomplete SMA occlusion, no bowel resection was performed. In our experience, intra-arterial urokinase thrombolysis may serve as an adjunctive treatment modality, being a potential replacement for open thrombectomy that is able to preserve the bowel and obviate surgery in cases of incomplete SMA occlusion; however, its use is unsuitable in cases of complete SMA occlusion, for which surgery is warranted.
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  • Biomedicines
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  • 11
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  • 2
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