Aspiration therapy for acute embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery

Table 2 Digital subtraction angiography results

Patient No.	CTA	Time from onset totreatment (h)	Occlusion of main SMA trunk	Branch lesion location(s)	Collateral flowto jejunal/ileal branches
1	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	9	Complete occlusion	None	Good
2	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	10	Complete occlusion	Jejunal arteries	Slow
3	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, scanty ascites, mild ileus	30	Complete occlusion	None	Absent
4	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	7	Complete occlusion; SMA stenosis	None	Good
5	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	8	Complete occlusion	None	Good
6	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	11	Complete occlusion	None	Good
7	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	6	Complete occlusion	None	Good
8	Filling defect, mild bowel oedema, mild ileus	28	Complete occlusion	None	Good

CTA: Computed tomography angiography; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery.