Don’t Trust the Imaging
Mesenteric ischemia is a rare but lethal complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a challenging case of an 80-year-old man who had abdominal pain few hours following TAVR. Repeated abdominal and pelvic imaging showed no vascular obstruction, but exploratory laparosco...
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| author | Arsalan Abu-Much, MD Israel M. Barbash, MD Victor Guetta, MD Amit Segev, MD Paul Fefer, MD Shlomi Matetzky, MD Noam Nissan, MD, PhD Elad Maor, MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Arsalan Abu-Much, MD Israel M. Barbash, MD Victor Guetta, MD Amit Segev, MD Paul Fefer, MD Shlomi Matetzky, MD Noam Nissan, MD, PhD Elad Maor, MD, PhD |
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| description | Mesenteric ischemia is a rare but lethal complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a challenging case of an 80-year-old man who had abdominal pain few hours following TAVR. Repeated abdominal and pelvic imaging showed no vascular obstruction, but exploratory laparoscopy revealed a necrotic bowel. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3db73b4896bb4109a60fb50d809d27262022-12-21T22:47:42ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492020-12-0121523392343Don’t Trust the ImagingArsalan Abu-Much, MD0Israel M. Barbash, MD1Victor Guetta, MD2Amit Segev, MD3Paul Fefer, MD4Shlomi Matetzky, MD5Noam Nissan, MD, PhD6Elad Maor, MD, PhD7Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Address for correspondence: Dr. Arsalan Abu-Much, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Derech Sheba 2, Ramat Gan, Israel.Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelLeviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelLeviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelLeviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelLeviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelSackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, IsraelLeviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelMesenteric ischemia is a rare but lethal complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a challenging case of an 80-year-old man who had abdominal pain few hours following TAVR. Repeated abdominal and pelvic imaging showed no vascular obstruction, but exploratory laparoscopy revealed a necrotic bowel. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920313346aortic valvecomplicationnecrosisstenosisthrombosisthrombus |
| spellingShingle | Arsalan Abu-Much, MD Israel M. Barbash, MD Victor Guetta, MD Amit Segev, MD Paul Fefer, MD Shlomi Matetzky, MD Noam Nissan, MD, PhD Elad Maor, MD, PhD Don’t Trust the Imaging JACC: Case Reports aortic valve complication necrosis stenosis thrombosis thrombus |
| title | Don’t Trust the Imaging |
| title_full | Don’t Trust the Imaging |
| title_fullStr | Don’t Trust the Imaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Don’t Trust the Imaging |
| title_short | Don’t Trust the Imaging |
| title_sort | don t trust the imaging |
| topic | aortic valve complication necrosis stenosis thrombosis thrombus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920313346 |
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