The place of D-dimer and L-lactate levels in the early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia

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Aydin B., Ozban M., Serinken M., Kaptanoglu B., Demirkan N. C., Aydin C.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, vol.116, no.5, pp.343-350, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 116 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4149/bll_2015_094
  • Journal Name: BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.343-350
  • Keywords: D-dimer, L-lactate, acute mesenteric ischemia, ACUTE THROMBOEMBOLIC OCCLUSION, FIBRIN D-DIMER, INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA, EMERGENCY-MEDICINE, BOWEL ISCHEMIA, ARTERY, DISEASE, MANAGEMENT, MARKER
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is an abdominal-vascular emergency which is rare and has high mortality rates (60-80 %) due to late diagnosis (1-3). Although it is known that extravascular reasons like intestinal intussusception, volvulus, strangulated hernias and obstructions can cause intestinal gangrene, these are rarely the cause of AMI (1).