Fig. 1.

Example of operative procedures in patients with superior mesenteric artery embolism and bowel infarction. (A) Initial operative photography showing profound bowel infarction at initial abdominal exploration. (B) The mesentery of the gangrenous bowel segment was divided with a Harmonic scalpel prior to revascularization (arrow). (C) Superior mesenteric artery embolectomy was performed via transverse arteriotomy on the main trunk. (D) Final photograph after end-to-end anastomosis of viable bowel using the method of Gambee anastomosis.