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8775861

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of a 52-year-old male who underwent total orthotopic heart transplantation for end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. The postoperative course was complicated by acute intestinal infarction which was diagnosed after surgical exploration, and treated with a subtotal colectomy with Brooke ileostomy and closure of the distal sigmoid three days posttransplant. The patient survived with nutritional support and broad antibiotic prophylaxis. Review of the literature on acute abdominal complications after operations involving cardiopulmonary bypass suggests that such complications are usually fatal. Detection and diagnosis may be obscured and treatment complicated by immunosuppression after cardiac transplantation. Because of the poor prognosis without appropriate management, a high level of suspicion, early and aggressive diagnostic measures, and swift surgical intervention are essential to survival.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0171-6425
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
352-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Survival of acute intestinal infarction after cardiac transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't