Table 2.
Diagnostic features of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia
| Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
| Location | 92 (100) |
| Stomach and/or duodenum | 30 (32.6) |
| Jejunum and/or ileum | 44 (47.8) |
| Right colon | 50 (54.3) |
| Left colon | 46 (50) |
| Sigmoid colon | 39 (42.4) |
| Rectum | 12 (13) |
| Surgical findings | 70 (100) |
| Peritonitis | 15 (21.4) |
| Perforation | 14 (20) |
| Peritoneal effusion | 48 (68.6) |
| Necrosis | 54 (77.1) |
| Non-necrotic ischemic lesions | 16 (22.9) |
| Extent of ischemia | |
| Extensive (≥2 intestinal segments) | 28 (40) |
| Segmental | 42 (60) |
| Digestive endoscopy | 29 (100) |
| Upper digestive fibroscopy | 12 (41.4) |
| Colonoscopy | 12 (41.4) |
| Rectosigmoidoscopy | 5 (17.2) |
| Endoscopic findings | 29 (100) |
| Ischemia | 19 (65.5) |
| Necrosis | 10 (34.5) |