An unusual late complication of superior mesenteric embolectomy.
Few complications of superior mesenteric artery embolectomy have now been reported. We present the case history of a patient who developed duodenal obstruction due to a haematoma forming in the root of the mesentery following successful superior mesenteric embolectomy. The aetiology is discussed and a method of avoiding this complication suggested.
Duodenal Obstruction↗