Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2002
[Fontan procedure: early and mid-term results with total cavopulmonary anastomosis].
During the last five years, 65 patients with univentricular heart have been treated surgically in our institution, according to a protocol of staged operations that have been previously reported. ⋯ Our current results are comparable with those of larger series. Patients reach good FC and mid-term survival, irrespective of type of single ventricle or the surgical strategy.
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Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2002
Case Reports[Mesenteric acute ischemia caused by spontaneous and isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery].
Spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is an unusual cause of mesenteric ischemia. Diagnosis can be based on findings of the belicoidal computed tomography or selective angiography of the superior mesenteric artery. ⋯ Isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection was confirmed by angiography. Both patients were treated with anticoagulation, conservative measures and recovered uneventfully.