Medicine
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Quick fact
Acute mesenteric ischemia has a mortality rate of 60–80% if surgery is delayed beyond 12–24 hours, and early CT angiography can detect it with high accuracy.
Why this is interesting
A patient complains of severe abdominal pain, yet the belly feels surprisingly soft and the pain seems out of proportion to the exam. What could be silently destroying their bowel?