Aspiration therapy for acute embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery

Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

Patient No.	Sex	Age (yr)	Basal disease	Symptoms	Signs (tenderness)	Signs (re-bound tenderness)	WBC count (×103/μL)	Echocardiography (LA τhrombus)
1	M	60	HBP	Abdominal pain, vomiting, dark stool	Present	Present	15.3	Absent
2	M	68	Af, DM	Abdominal pain, diarrhea	Present	Present	17.4	Absent
3	F	71	Af, CAD, HF	Abdominal pain, hematochezia	Present	Present	24.0	Absent
4	M	84	DM	Abdominal pain	Present	Absent	17.8	Absent
5	M	61	Af	Abdominal pain	Present	Absent	15.1	Absent
6	M	66	Af, DM	Abdominal pain, diarrhea	Present	Present	16.9	Absent
7	F	70	HBP	Abdominal pain, dark stool	Present	Present	23.5	Absent
8	M	80	HBP, DM	Abdominal pain, vomiting	Present	Absent	17.1	Absent

Normal range: WBC count = 4.0-10.0 (× 10⁹/L). M: Male; F: Female; WBC: White blood cell; Af: Atrial fibrillation; CAD: Coronary artery disease; HF : Heart failure; HBP: High blood pressure; DM: Diabetes mellitus; LA: Left atrium.