Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2007
A 74 y.o. patient complains of abdomen pain and sweling, nausea. She suffers from ischemic heart disease, postinfarction and atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis. Objectively: the patient is in grave condition, abdomen is swollen, abdominal wall doesn't take active part in respiration. Laparoscopy revealed a small amount of muddy effusion in abdominal cavity, one of the loops of small intestine is dark-cyan. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Thrombosis of mesenteric vessels
- Ischemic abdominal syndrome
- Acute intestinal obstruction
- Twisted bowels
- Erysipelas
Correct answer
Thrombosis of mesenteric vessels
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