Diagnosing isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection and thrombosis using point-of-care ultrasonography:A case series

作     者：Sin Youl Park Won Joon Jeong Sin Youl Park;Won Joon Jeong

作者机构：Department of Emergency MedicineYeungnam University Medical CenterDaegu 42415Republic of Korea Department of Emergency MedicineChungnam National University HospitalDaejeon 301721Republic of Korea 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Emergency Medicine》 (世界急诊医学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第13卷第3期

页      面：239-241页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：point process editor 

摘      要：Dear editor,Most superior mesenteric artery (SMA) dissections occuralongwithaorticdissections;isolatedSMA dissectionsarerare(incidencerateof0.06%).[1] A diagnosis of SMA dissection is generally made using contrast-enhancedcomputedtomography(CECT);however, bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)may hasten the process. Herein, we present a case series of isolated SMA dissections that were suspected and confirmed using POCUS and CECT, respectively.