[Acute XXXX --clinical aspects, therapy, prognosis].

@entity1 @entity63 @entity432 @entity39
During the last 10 years 52 @entity1 with acute @entity432 underwent surgery. There were 19 males and 33 females with a mean age of 73.0 years. 33 @entity1 (63.5%) died postoperatively within 30 days. In 12 cases laparotomy demonstrated inoperability. Resections of the @entity39 small intestine were performed in 21 cases, in 6 cases also of the colon. Resections of the intestine were combined in 16 cases with vascular procedures (embolectomy or thrombendarterectomy of the mesenteric superior artery or implantation of aorto-mesenterial or iliaco-mesenterial bypass). In 5 @entity1 a second look - operation was performed with 2 survivors. In 3 cases the clinical diagnosis of @entity432 was proven by preoperative angiography. The prognosis of @entity63 can only be improved by early diagnosis and operative treatment. Surgery is aimed at removing the @entity39 tissue and restoring an adequate blood flow to the remaining bowel.
